awarding

/AH0 W AO1 R D IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge

    โ€œthe arbitrators awarded damages to the complainantโ€

  2. 2

    To determine; to make or grant an award.

  3. 3

    To give (an award).

    โ€œFour or five of these medals are awarded every year.โ€

    syn:bestow
  4. 4

    To give (a person) an award.

    โ€œHe was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.โ€

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    The act of bestowing an award.

  2. 2

    The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/award, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/awarding