donation
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
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Definition of donation
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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noun
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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.”
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The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
“After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English donacion, donation, from Middle French donation, from Latin dōnātiō (“a present”), from dōnō (“to give”), from dōnum (“a gift”). Recorded in English since the 15th century. Equivalent to donate + -ion.
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