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prestation

/pɹɛsˈteɪʃən/

prestation noun: a payment of money; a toll or duty.

Noun

prestation

  1. (UK, obsolete) A payment of money; a toll or duty.
  2. (UK, obsolete) The rendering of a service
  3. A gift in the context of a non-market society; a giving that takes place in a non-economic sphere

Origin of prestation

From Latin praestatio (“a performing, paying”), from praestare: compare French prestation.

Questions about prestation

What does prestation mean?
Prestation means a payment of money; a toll or duty.
What part of speech is prestation?
Prestation is a noun.
How do you pronounce prestation?
Prestation is pronounced /pɹɛsˈteɪʃən/.

Words near prestation in the dictionary

  1. prestarvation
  2. prestarved
  3. Prestas
  4. prestate
  5. prestates
  6. prestation
  7. prestatistical
  8. Prestatyn
  9. Prestbury
  10. preste
  11. Prestea

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