do·na·tion

(dō-nā′shən)

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

2. A gift or grant.

[Middle English donacioun, gift, benefice, from Old French, from Latin dōnātiō, dōnātiōn-, from dōnātus, past participle of dōnāre, to give, from dōnum, gift; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]

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donation

(dəʊˈneɪʃən)

1. the act of giving, esp to a charity

2. a contribution

[C15: from Latin dōnātiō a presenting, from dōnāre to give, from dōnum gift]

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do•na•tion

(doʊˈneɪ ʃən)

n.

1. an act or instance of presenting a gift or contribution.

2. a gift, as to a fund; contribution.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dōnātiō <dōnā(re) to present, derivative of dōnum gift]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

donation

noun contribution, gift, subscription, offering, present, grant, hand-out, boon, alms, stipend, gratuity, benefaction, largesse or largess Employees make regular donations to charity.

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donation

noun

Something given to a charity or cause:

alms, benefaction, beneficence, charity, contribution, gift, handout, offering, subscription.

Translations

تَبَرُّع

dar

donationgave

SpendeZustiftungAbgabe Gabe Schenkung

δωρεά δώρο

donaco

donación obsequio regalo

lahja

donation cadeau don

poklon

adomány

gjöf, framlag

donazione erogazione offerta

donacijaprispevek

поклон

donation

kipaji

bağış

捐款赠品

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

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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

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donation

[dəʊˈneɪʃ/ən] n → elargizione f

donate

(dəˈneit) , ((American) ˈdouneit) verb

to give to a fund etc. He donated $100 to the fund.

doˈnation noun

a gift of money or goods to a fund or collection. All donations are welcome.

donor (ˈdounə) noun

a giver of a gift or of a part of the body used to replace a diseased part of someone else's body. The new piano in the hall is the gift of an anonymous donor; a kidney donor; a blood donor.

donation

n. donativo, donación, contribución.

donation

n donación f; blood (organ, etc.) — donación de sangre (órganos, etc.)