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gift noun [ ɡɪft ]

• a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.
• "wedding gifts"
Similar: present, donation, offering, contribution, handout, presentation, bestowal, largesse, alms, charity, bonus, award, premium, bounty, boon, favour, bequest, legacy, inheritance, settlement, subsidy, grant, endowment, benefaction, tip, gratuity, baksheesh, giving, pourboire, freebie, perk, prezzie, sweetener, perquisite, conferment,
• a natural ability or talent.
• "he has a gift for comedy"
Similar: talent, flair, aptitude, facility, knack, technique, touch, bent, ability, expertise, capacity, capability, power, faculty, endowment, strength, strong point, forte, genius, brilliance, dexterity, adroitness, skill, cleverness, virtuosity, artistry,

gift verb

• give (something) as a gift, especially formally or as a donation or bequest.
• "the company gifted 2,999 shares to a charity"
Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse gipt ; related to give.

GIFT noun

• gamete intrafallopian transfer, a technique for assisting conception by introducing mixed ova and sperm into a fallopian tube.
Origin: 1980s: acronym.

in the gift of

• (of a Church living or official appointment) in the power of (someone) to award.
"nine seats in parliament were now in his gift"

look a gift horse in the mouth

• find fault with something that has been received as a gift or favour.
"they did not look the gift horse in the mouth when the opportunity for victory presented itself"



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