conferimento

award, conferral

noun kon-feh-ree-MEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Conferimento is a formal noun meaning the official granting or awarding of something — il conferimento di una laurea ('the conferral of a degree'), il conferimento di un premio ('the awarding of a prize'). In administrative contexts it also means the assignment of a role or fund. More formal than assegnazione.

Examples

"Il conferimento della laurea è previsto per giugno."

Natural Translation

The conferral of the degree is scheduled for June.

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