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donation noun [ də(ʊ)ˈneɪʃ(ə)n ]

• something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money.
• "please send your donation of £20 to the Disaster Appeal"
Similar: gift, contribution, subscription, present, handout, grant, offering, gratuity, endowment, bestowal, giving, charity, benefaction, largesse, alms, donative,
Opposite: receipt,
Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n- ), from the verb donare, based on donum ‘gift’.


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