donation
Americannoun
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an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
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a gift, as to a fund; contribution.
- Synonyms:
- gratuity, benefaction, offering
noun
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the act of giving, esp to a charity
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a contribution
Related Words
See present 2.
Other Word Forms
- predonation noun
- self-donation noun
- superdonation noun
Etymology
Origin of donation
1375–1425, for an earlier sense; late Middle English < Latin dōnātiōn- (stem of dōnātiō ), equivalent to dōnāt ( us ), past participle of dōnāre to give ( dōn-, stem of dōnum gift, + -ātus -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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However, the document later says that the fundraising figures also includes large donations that campaigns are required to immediately report.
From Los Angeles Times
A woman whose blood donations are so rare they are frozen for up to 30 years said she feels "very special and honoured" to be able to help sick patients.
From BBC
An online donation page has raised around $40,000 for the women, and prosperous members of the Iranian diaspora have volunteered to host them.
Phelps said "everything had to be done in cash" and Judge had "hated" the online donation platform she set up to take card payments for donations.
From BBC
The donation, set to be announced at BlackRock’s infrastructure summit in Washington later Wednesday, comes while the world’s largest asset manager is making a major push into private-infrastructure investing.
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