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gift
The act of giving:
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  1. The act of giving:
  2. A talent or natural ability.
  3. Something given to show friendship, affection, support, etc.; present
boon
(Archaic) A request or the favor requested
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  1. (Archaic) A request or the favor requested
  2. Welcome benefit; blessing
  3. A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request.
reward
Something given in return for good or, sometimes, evil, or for service or merit
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  1. Something given in return for good or, sometimes, evil, or for service or merit
  2. A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior:
  3. Money offered or given for some special service, such as the return of a lost article or the capture of a criminal.
award
A decision, as by a judge or arbitrator
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  1. A decision, as by a judge or arbitrator
  2. Something awarded or granted, as for merit.
  3. An amount or other benefit granted as legally due.
honorarium
A payment given to a professional person for services for which fees are not legally or traditionally required.
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  1. A payment given to a professional person for services for which fees are not legally or traditionally required.
present
The present time
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  1. The present time
  2. Something presented, or given; gift
  3. (Obs.) The present occasion
allowance
A reduction in the price of something in consideration of a large order or of turning in a used article, etc.
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  1. A reduction in the price of something in consideration of a large order or of turning in a used article, etc.
  2. A portion of a decedent’s estate awarded by statute to the decedent’s survivors for support during the administration of the estate, regardless of whether they have any rights to the estate or any testamentary disposition or competing claims to the estate. If statutorily available is only to the surviving spouse, it is known as a spousal (or widow’s or widower’s) allowance. If statutorily available is to surviving spouse, children, or parents, it is known as a family allowance. See also elective share.
  3. Something allowed as a share; specif., an amount of money, food, etc. given regularly to a child, dependent, etc. or to military personnel for a specific purpose
stipend
Any periodic payment, as a pension or allowance
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  1. Any periodic payment, as a pension or allowance
  2. A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance.
  3. A fixed payment, generally small and occurring at regular intervals; a modest allowance
donation
The act of donating
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  1. The act of donating
  2. The act of giving to a fund or cause.
  3. A gift or contribution, as to a charitable organization
benefaction
The money or help so given
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  1. The money or help so given
  2. The act of doing good or helping others, esp. by giving money as a charitable donation
  3. A charitable gift or deed.
gratuity
A favor or gift, usually in the form of money, given in return for service.
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  1. A favor or gift, usually in the form of money, given in return for service.
endowment
Funds or property donated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income.
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  1. Funds or property donated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income.
  2. A gift of nature; inherent talent, ability, quality, etc.
  3. That with which something is endowed; specif., any bequest or gift that provides an income for an institution or person
concession
The privilege of maintaining a subsidiary business within certain premises.
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  1. The privilege of maintaining a subsidiary business within certain premises.
  2. The right to use land, as for a specific purpose
  3. A grant of a tract of land made by a government or other controlling authority in return for stipulated services or a promise that the land will be used for a specific purpose.
bequest
Something that is bequeathed; a legacy.
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  1. Something that is bequeathed; a legacy.
  2. (Law) The act of giving or leaving personal property by a will.
  3. In a broader sense, any gift of property by means of a will. Also, any property given by means of a will, including a devise or a legacy.
privilege
Protection from being sued for libel or slander for making otherwise actionable statements in a context or forum where open and candid expression is deemed desirable for reasons of public policy.
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  1. Protection from being sued for libel or slander for making otherwise actionable statements in a context or forum where open and candid expression is deemed desirable for reasons of public policy.
  2. An option, as a put or call, to buy or sell a stock
  3. A right, advantage, favor, or immunity specially granted to one; esp., a right held by a certain individual, group, or class, and withheld from certain others or all others
allow
To permit to have:
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  1. To permit to have:
  2. To permit the presence of:
  3. To let do or happen; permit:
yield
To give forth a natural product; be productive.
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  1. To give forth a natural product; be productive.
  2. To produce a return for effort or investment:
  3. To give up; surrender; submit
cede
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
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  1. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
  2. To yield; grant:
  3. To assign; give up; relinquish; surrender; transfer; yield. To assign; give up; relinquish; surrender; transfer; yield.
impart
To make known; tell; reveal
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  1. To make known; tell; reveal
  2. To grant a share of; bestow:
  3. To give a share or portion of
concede
To acknowledge defeat in:
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  1. To acknowledge defeat in:
  2. To yield or surrender (something owned or disputed, such as land):
  3. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
accede
To enter upon the duties (of an office); attain (to)
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  1. To enter upon the duties (of an office); attain (to)
  2. To give assent; give in; agree (to)
  3. To become a party to an agreement or treaty.
acquiesce
To consent or comply passively or without protest:
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  1. To consent or comply passively or without protest:
give
To place in the hands of; pass:
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  1. To place in the hands of; pass:
  2. To accord or tender to another:
  3. To perform for an audience:
confer
To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult:
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  1. To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult:
  2. To have a conference or talk; meet for discussion; converse
  3. To give, grant, or bestow
award
The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of a court, jury, or administrative tribunal granting damages or other relief to a party. To formally grant such relief. See also confirmation, judgment, and order.
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  1. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of a court, jury, or administrative tribunal granting damages or other relief to a party. To formally grant such relief. See also confirmation, judgment, and order.
  2. To give as the result of judging the relative merits of those in competition; grant
  3. To give by the decision of a law court or arbitrator
invest
(Rare) To vest or settle (a power or right) in a person, legislative body, etc.
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  1. (Rare) To vest or settle (a power or right) in a person, legislative body, etc.
  2. To put (money) into business, real estate, stocks, bonds, etc. for the purpose of obtaining an income or profit
  3. To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit:
accord
To make agree or harmonize; reconcile
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  1. To make agree or harmonize; reconcile
  2. (Archaic) To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
  3. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate:
award
The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of a court, jury, or administrative tribunal granting damages or other relief to a party. To formally grant such relief. See also confirmation, judgment, and order.
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  1. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of a court, jury, or administrative tribunal granting damages or other relief to a party. To formally grant such relief. See also confirmation, judgment, and order.
  2. To give as the result of judging the relative merits of those in competition; grant
  3. To give by the decision of a law court or arbitrator
concede
To end (an unfinished match or contest) by declaring that one has been defeated
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  1. To end (an unfinished match or contest) by declaring that one has been defeated
  2. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit:
  3. (--- Sports) To allow (a goal or point, for example) to be scored by the opposing team or player.
give
To place in the hands of; pass:
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  1. To place in the hands of; pass:
  2. To accord or tender to another:
  3. To perform for an audience:
vouchsafe
To receive or accept in condescension.
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  1. To receive or accept in condescension.
  2. To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
  3. To be gracious enough or condescend to give or grant
accord
To be in agreement, unity, or harmony.
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  1. To be in agreement, unity, or harmony.
  2. (Archaic) To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
  3. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate:
award
To grant as merited or due:
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  1. To grant as merited or due:
  2. To grant an amount or other benefit legally due:
  3. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of an arbitrator. The final decision of a court, jury, or administrative tribunal granting damages or other relief to a party. To formally grant such relief. See also confirmation, judgment, and order.
bestow
To apply; use:
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  1. To apply; use:
  2. To apply; devote
  3. To give or present as a gift
confer
To give, grant, or bestow
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  1. To give, grant, or bestow
  2. To invest with (a characteristic, for example):
  3. To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult:
present
To represent or depict in a certain manner:
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  1. To represent or depict in a certain manner:
  2. To attach to (a pathologic antigen, such as a virus or bacterium) in order to allow the antigen to be recognized and destroyed by T cells. Used of certain immune cells, such as macrophages.
  3. To appear or be felt first during birth. Used of the part of the fetus that proceeds first through the birth canal.
cede
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
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  1. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
  2. To yield; grant:
  3. To assign; give up; relinquish; surrender; transfer; yield. To assign; give up; relinquish; surrender; transfer; yield.
deed
A written conveyance of an interest in real property.
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  1. A written conveyance of an interest in real property.
  2. (Informal) Indeed.
  3. The act of granting a deed in property to another.
make over
(Idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon and/or take in a new direction
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  1. (Idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon and/or take in a new direction
  2. (Idiomatic) To transfer ownership, especially by means of a legal document
sign over
To sign a document transferring property or rights to somebody else
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  1. To sign a document transferring property or rights to somebody else
alien
Introduced to a region deliberately or accidentally by humans. Starlings, German cockroaches, and dandelions are species that are alien to North America but have become widely naturalized in the continent.
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  1. Introduced to a region deliberately or accidentally by humans. Starlings, German cockroaches, and dandelions are species that are alien to North America but have become widely naturalized in the continent.
  2. To transfer (land, property, etc.)
  3. To transfer (property) to another; alienate.
alienate
To cause to be transferred; turn away:
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  1. To cause to be transferred; turn away:
  2. (Law) To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance.
  3. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange:
assign
(Law) To transfer (property, rights, or interests) from one to another.
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  1. (Law) To transfer (property, rights, or interests) from one to another.
  2. To give out as a task; allot:
  3. To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.
convey
To serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit:
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  1. To serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit:
  2. To take from one place to another; transport; carry
  3. To transfer or deliver property or the title thereto or a property right by a deed or another written instrument other than a will. To transfer or deliver property or the title thereto or a property right by a deed or another written instrument other than a will.
transfer
To make over or convey (property, title to property, etc.) to another
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  1. To make over or convey (property, title to property, etc.) to another
  2. To transfer oneself or be transferred; move
  3. Any and every method of removing something from one person or place to another; specifically, the handing over of possession or control of assets or title. Transfer may be affected by assignment, by delivery, by indorsement, and by operation of law. Any and every method of removing something from one person or place to another; specifically, the handing over of possession or control of assets or title. Transfer may be affected by assignment, by delivery, by indorsement, and by operation of law. the act of handing over possession or control.
acknowledge
To admit to be true or as stated; confess
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  1. To admit to be true or as stated; confess
  2. (Law) To admit or affirm as genuine; certify in legal form
  3. (Law) To accept or certify as legally binding:
admit
To permit to enter or use; let in
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  1. To permit to enter or use; let in
  2. To allow; leave room for
  3. To allow or warrant
avow
To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
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  1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
  2. To acknowledge or claim (oneself) to be
  3. To declare openly or admit frankly
concede
To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
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  1. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
  2. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit:
  3. (--- Sports) To allow (a goal or point, for example) to be scored by the opposing team or player.
confess
To hear confessions
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  1. To hear confessions
  2. To hear the confession of (a person)
  3. To admit a fault or crime; acknowledge one's guilt
own
To possess; hold as personal property; have
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  1. To possess; hold as personal property; have
  2. To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge:
  3. To admit; recognize; acknowledge
fess up
(Informal) To admit or acknowledge something; confess
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  1. (Informal) To admit or acknowledge something; confess
  2. Alternative form of fess up.
allow
To assert; declare:
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  1. To assert; declare:
  2. To permit the presence of:
  3. To let do or happen; permit:
accordance
The act of granting.
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  1. The act of granting.
  2. Agreement; conformity:
  3. Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
bestowment
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour.
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  1. The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour.
conference
An exchange of views.
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  1. An exchange of views.
  2. A meeting of committees from both branches of a legislature to reconcile the differences between bills passed by both branches
  3. A meeting for consultation or discussion.
conferral
A conferring of an honor, degree, or favor; bestowal
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  1. A conferring of an honor, degree, or favor; bestowal
  2. The act of conferring something; conferment
presentation
A request to the bishop to institute the clergyman named
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  1. A request to the bishop to institute the clergyman named
  2. The position of the fetus in the uterus at birth with respect to the mouth of the uterus.
  3. (Med.) The position of the fetus in the uterus at the time of delivery, with reference to the part presenting itself at the mouth of the uterus
appropriation
The taking of control or possession of property, especially the government’s taking of private property for a public purpose.
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  1. The taking of control or possession of property, especially the government’s taking of private property for a public purpose.
  2. An appropriating or being appropriated
  3. A legislative act authorizing the expenditure of a designated amount of public funds for a specific purpose.
subsidy
(--- Historical) In England, money granted by Parliament to the Crown
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  1. (--- Historical) In England, money granted by Parliament to the Crown
  2. Money formerly granted to the British Crown by Parliament.
  3. A government grant to a private enterprise considered of benefit to the public
subvention
(Obs.) The act of subvening
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  1. (Obs.) The act of subvening
  2. Money granted, as by a government, in support of a study, institution, etc.; subsidy
  3. An endowment or a subsidy, as that given by a government to an institution for research; a grant of financial aid.
alienation
Emotional isolation or dissociation.
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  1. Emotional isolation or dissociation.
  2. The act of alienating or the condition of being alienated; estrangement:
  3. In real property law, the voluntary and absolute transfer of title of possession, by gift, sale, or testamentary instrument, of real property from one to another. In real property law, the voluntary and absolute transfer of title of possession, by gift, sale, or testamentary instrument, of real property from one to another.
assignment
(Education) a task given to students, homework or coursework
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  1. (Education) a task given to students, homework or coursework
  2. (Law) a transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right; the document that effects this transfer
  3. The instrument by which this transfer is effected.
conveyance
The voluntary transfer of an interest in property or a property right, usually by means of a written instrument other than a will. See also alienation and grant. The voluntary transfer of an interest in property or a property right, usually by means of a written instrument other than a will. See also alienation and grant.
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  1. The voluntary transfer of an interest in property or a property right, usually by means of a written instrument other than a will. See also alienation and grant. The voluntary transfer of an interest in property or a property right, usually by means of a written instrument other than a will. See also alienation and grant.
  2. A means of conveying; carrying device, esp. a vehicle
  3. The document by which a property transfer is effected.
transfer
A place where such a change is made.
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  1. A place where such a change is made.
  2. A means of transferring
  3. A ticket, provided free or at a small extra charge, entitling the bearer to change from one bus, train, or streetcar to another as specified
transferal
A transfer, especially the making over of legal title or ownership to another
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  1. A transfer, especially the making over of legal title or ownership to another
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  • Then I will grant you a favor.

  • They will grant you safe passage.

  • I cannot grant you that.

  • With a grant from the National Foundation for Infant Paralysis, he went to work on a polio vaccine.

  • If you are pleased enough about your victory, you will grant me leave to show you.

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