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 [dəʊˈneɪʃən]

n

1. the act of giving, esp to a charity

2. a contribution

[from Latin dōnātiō a presenting, from dōnāre to give, from dōnum 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 Employees make regular donations to charity.

Translations

donation [dəʊˈneɪʃən] N

1. (= act) → donación f

2. (= gift) → donativo m, donación f
to make a donation to a fund → hacer un donativo or una donación a un fondo

donation [dəʊˈneɪʃ^ən] n

[money] → donation f, don m
a donation from sb → une donation de qn
to make a donation to sb/sth → faire un don à qn/qch

[blood, organ] → don m

donation

n (= act of giving: of money, gifts, blood) → Spenden nt; (= gift) → Spende f; to make a donation of 50p/£10,000 → 50 Pence/£ 10.000 spenden

donation [dəʊˈneɪʃ/ən] n → elargizione f