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Giveaway vs Bestow - What's the difference?

giveaway | bestow |

As a noun giveaway

is something that is given away or handed out for free.

As a verb bestow is

to lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.

giveaway

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • something that is given away or handed out for free
  • :The t-shirt was a giveaway from the company that sells the software.
  • something that is obvious or apparent; something that reveals a secret
  • :The frosting in his beard was a giveaway that he had been munching the cake.

    • Usage notes

    * The verb to give away, is two words.

    Synonyms

    (something given away for free) freebie

    Derived terms

    * dead giveaway

    bestow

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
  • * 1611 , King James Bible, Luke 12:17:
    • And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits.
  • * 1977 , ", HarperCollins, page 358:
    • Of the Three Rings that the Elves had preserved unsullied no open word was ever spoken among the Wise, and few even of the Eldar knew where they were bestowed .
  • To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
  • * 1838 , Ben Jonson, The works of Ben Jonson :
    • Well, my masters, I'll leave him with you; now I see him bestowed , I'll go look for my goods, and Numps.
  • To dispose of.
  • * 1810 , Robert Dodsley, Sir Walter Scott, The Ancient British drama :
    • Here are blank warrants of all dispositions; give me but the name and nature of your malefactor, and I'll bestow him according to his merits.
  • To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour.
    • Medals were bestowed on the winning team.
  • * 2008 , , Userfriendly.org , “ The Large Hadron Collider Game”
    • CERN bestows slush fund on the LHC. Take all pennies from the CERN space.
  • * 1831 , (Mary Shelley),
    • Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks, and I even raised my humid eyes with thankfulness towards the blessed sun which bestowed such joy upon me.
  • To give in marriage.
  • To apply; make use of; use; employ.
  • * 1887 , John Marston, Arthur Henry Bullen, The Works of John Marston :
    • [...] I determine to bestow Some time in learning languages abroad; [...]
  • (obsolete) To behave or deport.

    • Derived terms

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