donation

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/dəʊˈneɪʃən/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

generous, handsome, large, substantial | small | company, corporate | personal, private

public

The charity relies on public donations to help families in need.

voluntary | charitable, political | cash, financial | blood, organ

VERB + DONATION

give, make, send

Several local businesses gave donations to help rebuild the community center after the fire.

get, receive | appeal for, ask for | depend on, need, rely on

PREP

in ~s

The school's building fund grew gradually as parents contributed money in donations throughout the year.

~ to

We made a generous donation to the local food bank last month.

~ towards

We made a small donation towards the school's new sports equipment last month.

Definitions

noun

A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

They were collecting donations for the elderly at Christmas.

And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers.

The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.

After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — act of giving in common with others for a common purpose esp

contribution

noun — a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to s

contribution

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

They were collecting donations for the elderly at Christmas.

Wiktionary

And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers.

Wiktionary

After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given.

Wiktionary

You may rest assured; I have no ulterior motive in making this donation.

Tatoeba · #16327

Thank you very much for your generous donation.

Tatoeba · #274950

OK, here's the donation ... 10 yen each. Here you go, Mihane.

Tatoeba · #328248

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