FORWARDING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of sending on to another destination

Example:

the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("forwarding" is a kind of...):

transmission; transmittal; transmitting (the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "forwarding"):

referral (the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency))

Derivation:

forward (send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit)

Meaning:

The advancement of some enterprise

Example:

his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career

Synonyms:

forwarding; furtherance; promotion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("forwarding" is a kind of...):

advancement; progress (gradual improvement or growth or development)

-ing form of the verb forward