prestation

noun — 3 senses

prestation

noun

/pɹɛsˈteɪʃən/

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

1

Law UK, Obsolete A payment of money; a toll or duty.

2

Law UK, Obsolete The rendering of a service

3

Anthropology, Human sciences, Sciences, Social science, Sociology A gift in the context of a non-market society; a giving that takes place in a non-economic sphere

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