contribution, donation
(noun) act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
contribution, donation
(noun) a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
Source: WordNet® 3.1
donation (plural donations)
A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
• D'Antonio, Dantonio, nodation
Source: Wiktionary
Do*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant. After donation there an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given. South.
2. That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift. And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers. Shak.
3. (Law)
Definition: The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift. Bouvier. Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.] Bartlett.
Syn.
– Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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