Synonyms for donation
doʊˈneɪ ʃən

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1. contribution, donation(noun)

   a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

   Synonyms:
   contribution, part, share

2. contribution, donation(noun)

   act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

   Synonyms:
   contribution, part, share

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1. donation

   A gift is in the popular, and also in the legal sense that which is voluntarily bestowed without expectation of return or compensation. Gift is now almost always used in the good sense, bribe always in the evil sense to signify payment for a dishonorable service under the semblance of a gift. In Scriptural language gift is often used for bribe. "The king by judgment establisheth the land; but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it." Prov. xxix, 4. A benefaction is a charitable gift, generally of large amount, and viewed as of enduring value, as an endowment for a college. A donation is something, perhaps of great, never of trivial value, given usually on some public ground, as to a cause or to a person representing a cause, but not necessarily of value beyond the immediate present; as, a donation to a pastor. A gratuity is usually something of moderate value and is always given as to an inferior, and as of favor, not of right; as, a gratuity to a waiter. Largess is archaic for a bountiful gratuity, usually to be distributed among many, as among the heralds at ancient tournaments. A present is a gift of friendship, or conciliation, and given as to an equal or a superior; no one's pride is hurt by accepting what is viewed as strictly a present. A boon is a gift that has been desired or craved or perhaps asked, or something freely given that meets some great desire. A grant is commonly considerable in amount and given by public authority; as, a grant of public lands for a college.

   Synonyms:
   benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, bribe, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, present

   Antonyms:
   compensation, earnings, guerdon, penalty, remuneration, wages

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. give

   give something to someone

   give a donation to people.

   Submitted by rinat on November 22, 2015  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. donation(n.)

   Synonyms:
   gift, grant, largess, benefaction, boon, present, offering, contribution, subscription, donative

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1. donation(n)

   Synonyms:
   gift, present, benefaction

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1. List of paraphrases:

   don, gift, donations, gifting, gifts, donated, grant, donate, donorship, donor, endowment, donating, knack

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How to use donation in a sentence?

1. Emmanuel Macron:

   I'm telling you all tonight -- we will rebuild this cathedral together. This is probably part of the French destiny. And we will do it in the next years. Starting tomorrow, a national donation scheme will be started that will extend beyond our borders.

2. Nathaniel Moore:

   It's the gown that has been sitting in their closet collecting dust but is too sentimental to do anything with, now this is an honorable donation. So they can feel good about where it's going.

3. Vittorio Zappalorto:

   Finally, thanks to this generous donation, it will now be possible to go ahead with the work necessary to give back one of Venice's iconic monuments not just to the city, but to the world.

4. Gordana Miskulin:

   There are already too few of us; we're constantly working overtime, it's no wonder that even nurses in their 50s are leaving, my hospital has not bought me a new uniform in 17 years and the last one I got was from a foreign donation. We now buy uniforms with our own money on Ebay; they're cheaper than those made here.

5. Anuj Somany:

   A person whose financial position has not changed much even after doing business or service for ten or twenty years has actually done charity, even if not given a penny ever directly in donation for the poverty.

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