donation - meaning and definition. What is donation
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What (who) is donation - definition

GIFT GIVEN BY PHYSICAL OR LEGAL PERSONS, TYPICALLY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND/OR TO BENEFIT A CAUSE
Charitable contributions; Donated; Donations; Donation (in Civil Law); Donate; Donee; Donating; Charitable contribution; Monetary donation; Monetary contribution
  • Almajri (Nigerian street children) eating donated food
  • A blood collection bus ([[bloodmobile]]) from the [[Boston Children's Hospital]]
  • A [[free box]] in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], serving as a distribution center for free donated materials
  • monks]] in [[Thailand]]
  • A donation box at the [[Mahamuni Buddha Temple]] in [[Mandalay]], [[Myanmar]]

donation         
(donations)
A donation is something which someone gives to a charity or other organization.
Employees make regular donations to charity...
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see also donate
Donation         
·noun The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
II. Donation ·noun That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.
III. Donation ·noun 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.
donation         
n.
Gift, grant, largess, gratuity, benefaction, boon, present, offering, contribution, subscription, donative, dole.

Wikipedia

Donation

A donation is a gift for charity, humanitarian aid, or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including money, alms, services, or goods such as clothing, toys, food, or vehicles. A donation may satisfy medical needs such as blood or organs for transplant.

Charitable donations of goods or services are also called gifts in kind.

Pronunciation examples for donation
1. donation.
Education Reimagined _ Sal Khan _ Talks at Google
2. donation drive.
Misbehaving - The Making of Behavioral Economics _ Richard Thaler _ Talks at Google
3. donation for $750,000.
Housing Works _ Matthew Bernardo _ Talks At Google
4. will increase donation rates.
How Death Becomes Life _ Joshua Mezrich _ Talks at Google
5. their big donation.
Supernovae, Exoplanets, Black Holes _ Alex Filippenko _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of donation
1. Donation Clinton said that Wal–Mart, the world‘s largest retail company, started the fund with a $20 million donation.
2. In Italy, the rate of organ donation grew threefold during the last decade after the Catholic Church promoted organ donation.
3. A weakening of labor‘s political– donation structure.
4. Announcing the donation, Prince Sultan said that he appreciates the donation given by one of the top business magnates in the Kingdom. «The donation portrays Sheikh Kamel’s generosity and his respect toward late Makkah Gov.
5. Last year Alwaleed made a $360,000 donation to SOS Children’s Village in Indonesia and made a substantial emergency donation to Indonesia’s flood victims.