donee
Americannoun
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a person to whom a gift is made.
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a person who has a power of appointment in property.
noun
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a person who receives a gift
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a person to whom a power of appointment is given
Etymology
Origin of donee
Example Sentences
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Butler’s emails to Leo are relentlessly obsequious, an unsurprising dynamic between a donor and donee.
From Slate • May 2, 2018
If the donor is too mean, the donee is happy to punish him by rejecting the ideal outright.
From Economist • Jul. 20, 2012
A related example involves giving $100 to a participant and asking him to share it with another member of the group; the catch being that, if the donee rejects the deal, neither person gets anything.
From Economist • Jul. 20, 2012
Last week she appeared at Manhattan's Presbyterian Hospital, gave a pint of her blue blood to Britain, did not stipulate any particular donee.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nor does the failure of the donee to reciprocate the donor's generosity or indirectly reward him, create any right or claim on the donor's part to a return from the donee.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
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