Verleihung

German

Etymology

The two senses are from the corresponding senses of verleih(en) ("award, confer") + ung (a nominalising suffix)

Noun

Verleihung f (genitive Verleihung, plural Verleihungen)

  1. awarding, conference, conferral, bestowing (of an award, honor, etc)
  2. lending (of something to someone, for a finite period of time)

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