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subaward

subaward noun: an amount of funding awarded to one organization by another, so that the recipient can carry out part of a project.

Noun

subaward (plural subawards)

  1. An amount of funding awarded to one organization by another, so that the recipient can carry out part of a project.

Verb

subaward (third-person singular simple present subawards, present participle subawarding, simple past and past participle subawarded)

  1. (transitive) To provide funds as a subaward.

Forms of subaward

Noun
pluralsubawards
Verb
third-person singular presentsubawards
present participlesubawarding
past participlesubawarded
pastsubawarded

Origin of subaward

From sub- + award.

Questions about subaward

What does subaward mean?
Subaward means an amount of funding awarded to one organization by another, so that the recipient can carry out part of a project.
What part of speech is subaward?
Subaward can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of subaward?
The plural of subaward is subawards.

Words near subaward in the dictionary

  1. subauroral
  2. subaverage
  3. subaveraged
  4. subaverages
  5. subaveraging
  6. subaward
  7. subawarded
  8. subawarding
  9. subawards
  10. subaxial
  11. subaxially

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