donation (redirected from Donations)

do·na·tion  (d-nshn)

n.

1. The act of giving to a fund or cause.

2. A gift or grant.

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[Middle English donacioun, gift, benefice, from Old French, from Latin dnti, dntin-, from dntus, past participle of dnre, to give, from dnum, gift; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

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donation

Noun

1. the act of donating

2. a contribution to a charity or other organization [Latin donum gift]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	donation - a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause contribution gift - something acquired without compensation benefaction - a contribution of money or assistance offering - money contributed to a religious organization political contribution, political donation - a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party
	2.	donation - act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity contribution giving, gift - the act of giving subscription - a pledged contribution alms - money or goods contributed to the poor

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donation

noun contribution, gift, subscription, offering, present, grant, hand-out, boon, alms, stipend, gratuity, benefaction, largesse or largess, koha N.Z.

Translations

donation [dəˈneɪʃən] n → donativo

donation [dəˈneɪʃən] donate n → donation f, don m

donation [dəˈneɪʃən] donate n (act of donating) → Spenden nt;

(contribution) → Spende f

donation [dəˈneɪʃən] n → donazione f