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View usage for: (doʊneɪʃən) Word forms: plural donations1. countable nounA donation is something which someone gives to a charity or other organization. Employees make regular donations to charity. [+ to/of/from] Charities appealed for donations of food and clothing for victims of the hurricane. Synonyms: contribution, gift, subscription, offering More Synonyms of donation 2. See also donate donation in British English (dəʊˈneɪʃən) noun1. the act of giving, esp to a charity Word origin C15: from Latin dōnātiō a presenting, from dōnāre to give, from dōnum gift donation in American English (doʊˈneɪʃən) noun2. a gift or contribution, as to a charitable organization SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpresent Word origin ME donacioun < L donatio < donatus, pp. of donare < donum, gift < IE * donom < base * do-, give: see UNRESOLVED CROSS REFCOBUILD Collocationsdonation accept donation blood donation cash donation charitable donation charity donation collect donations declare donations donations are welcome egg donation generous donation individual donation make a donation match donations organ donation political donation receive donations sperm donation substantial donation union donation voluntary donation Examples of 'donation' in a sentencedonation Users had to make a donation to the site so that they could invite friends to become members too.Nearly half of all charitable donations come from the wealthiest 7 per cent of donors.The devices are shaped like classic charity donation buckets and can accept coins and notes as well as a 2 contactless card donation.We were given donations to build the orphanage and now we have this beautiful building.Then she also was informed that food donations could no longer be homemade.He remains a party member and makes regular donations.It is reported to be the biggest political donation.It would be great if some footballers gave a large donation too.Now his charitable donations run into millions.The easiest way to make regular charitable donations is payroll giving.He would be worth more but for large donations to charity.She and her family are now reliant on food donations.But please remember it is a charity and make some donation if you want help or advice.It added that the company policy now was not to make political donations.But do they spend quite so much time thinking about making charitable donations?But he gets wonderful donations on a regular basis. Charity donations are not meant to build up a slush fund for parties.Donations must be given to a specified fund and not to an individual.Details of political donations are flagged up for members to see.It follows controversy over honours offered to wealthy people who gave large donations or loans to political parties.The gallery will continue to accept cash donations but this could change because contactless technology offers a cheap way to process donations.Still, it does look a bit early to stop the food donations.You can give 3 a month minimum donation or any larger amount if you like.First, most people make donations to a charity because they wish to contribute to a good cause.It has accepted sizeable donations from the financier as the party has campaigned heavily against the privatisation of the British health service. In other languagesdonation British English: donation NOUN A donation is something which someone gives to a charity or other organization. Employees make regular donations to charity. - American English: donation
- Brazilian Portuguese: doação
- Chinese: 捐赠物
- European Spanish: donativo
- French: don
- German: Spende
- Italian: donazione
- Japanese: 寄贈品
- Korean: 기부
- European Portuguese: doação
- Latin American Spanish: donativo
All related terms of 'donation'Chinese translation of 'donation' n - (u) (= act of giving)
捐赠(贈) (juānzèng) - (c) (= contribution)
捐赠(贈)物 (juānzèngwù) (批, pī) - (c/u) [of blood, organs]
捐献(獻) (juānxiàn)
Definition a contribution to a charity or other organization Employees make regular donations to charity. Synonyms subscription hand-outalms benefaction largesse or largess koha (New Zealand) Additional synonymsDefinition the donation or help given Synonyms donation, offering, present, grant, gift, charity, contribution, legacy, hand-out, endowment, boon (archaic), bequest, alms, stipend, gratuity, koha (New Zealand), largesse or largess She begged him to grant her one boon. Synonyms gift, present, grant, favour, donation, hand-out, gratuity, benefactionDefinition something given to someone a gift of $50,000 Synonyms donation, offering, present, contribution, grant, legacy, hand-out, endowment, boon (archaic), bequest, gratuity, prezzie (informal), benefaction, bonsela (South Africa), largesse or largess, bonus, endowment, bounty, koha (New Zealand) |