🎁donation

noun
/dəʊˈneɪ.ʃən/

Meaning

something that is given to help a person or organization, often money
something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money; the act of giving

Example Sentences

He made a generous donation to the local orphanage.

The generous donation helped the hospital purchase new medical equipment.

Example Expressions

make a donation

Synonyms

contribution, gift, offering, grant, endowment, charity
Entry 1
contribution, gift, offering, grant, endowment
Entry 2
gift, contribution, offering, charity

Antonyms

withdrawal, taking, receiving, withholding, keeping
Entry 1
withdrawal, taking
Entry 2
taking, receiving, withholding, keeping

Collocations

charity donation, blood donation, make donation, receive donation, charitable donation
Entry 1
charity donation, blood donation, make donation, receive donation
Entry 2
charitable donation, blood donation, make donation

More Example Sentences

She provided the charity with donations.

A woman donates clothes to a local charity that she no longer wears after cleaning out her closet one weekend and sorting everything into bags by size then driving them to the donation center

A woman donates clothes to a local charity that she no longer wears after cleaning out her closet one weekend and sorting everything into bags by size then driving them to the donation center where volunteers thank her warmly

A woman donates clothes to a local charity that she no longer wears after cleaning out her closet one weekend and sorting everything into bags by size then driving them to the donation center where volunteers thank her warmly and tell her the clothes will help families in need who struggle to afford warm clothing during winter

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes leaving him feeling slightly tired but very proud because he knows his donation could save someone's life

A woman donates clothes to a local charity that she no longer wears after cleaning out her closet one weekend and sorting everything into bags by size then driving them to the donation center where volunteers thank her warmly and tell her the clothes will help families in need who struggle to afford warm clothing during winter which inspires her to organize a donation drive in her neighborhood.

A man donates blood for the first time at a mobile clinic parked outside his office after reading a poster about the urgent need for donors and a friendly nurse explains the process to him while he sits in a comfortable chair and the whole procedure takes less than fifteen minutes leaving him feeling slightly tired but very proud because he knows his donation could save someone's life and he promises to come back and donate again in three months.

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