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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
donation
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
generous offer/support/donation etc
▪ my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
charitable
▪ The website also sets out the reliefs available for charitable donations.
▪ Currently individuals can take a tax deduction of 20 to 40 percent for charitable donations.
▪ In short, a lot was done to increase the level of charitable donations from individuals in the 1980s.
▪ Silver said, referring to the write-off that the owners can claim because the car is a charitable donation.
▪ We are making arrangements with Forces charities for gifts to be treated as charitable donations.
▪ To what extent does its dependence on charitable donations make it an involuntary party in the game of denial?
▪ Having given away all her money in Rome, she begged her food, or existed on charitable donations.
▪ The second beneficiary, the Suffolk Accident Rescue Service, relies totally on charitable donations for its desperately-needed equipment.
corporate
▪ In the coming year we are launching a comprehensive sponsorship programme to attract corporate donations and specific sponsorship.
▪ As Arkansas governor, he had built public support for key legislation with television advertisements largely financed by corporate donations.
▪ Two full-time members of staff are funded by Liverpool City Council, while running costs are met by public and corporate donations.
generous
▪ People have been very generous with their donations.
▪ And today we can reveal the staggering total of your generous donations so far - a record-breaking £300,000.
▪ Jean also gave her thanks for generous donations to Leslie's favourite charity, the Lord's Taverners.
▪ So far £114,957 has been raised including a generous donation this week of £3,000 from the Hedley Foundation, a charitable trust.
▪ Other generous donations include those received form the Cripps family.
▪ This amount was further swelled by a generous donation from Norfolk of £200.
individual
▪ Princeton raised $ 36.8m last year in individual donations for general purposes.
▪ More than almost all his colleagues, Kerry relies on individual donations.
▪ Private money tends to take the form of individual donations from friends and organisations associated with Highlander.
large
▪ Then in the 1960s Picasso gave an important collection to the city and Miró a large donation of paintings and sculptures.
▪ Other sponsors who received large donations were Rep.
▪ They refused to accept large donations to further their work and instead became mendicants, begging publicly for their daily needs.
▪ Many of those attending made large donations to the party shortly before or after the event.
▪ They may potter round at about £70,000 or £80,000, then a sudden large donation takes the income up to £140,000.
▪ Tobacco companies make large donations to the Republican Party.
▪ The quicker Coe finishes the marathon the larger the donation.
▪ We hope to make a large donation to Cancer Research.
political
▪ The projects have drawn fat political donations from construction companies and votes from appreciative rural residents.
▪ Caps on individual and political action committee donations to candidates can and are easily circumvented.
▪ They are therefore being told that future political donations will be less generous.
▪ Love is public duty or a political donation and the compensation is a pension or maybe an embassy.
▪ Media groups invest huge sums on lobbying and in political donations to defend their interests.
▪ A recent objection came from a client who did not want to invest in a company that gave political donations.
▪ Today keiretsu companies often co-ordinate their investment plans, employment practices and even political donations.
private
▪ Everything was to be paid for by gifts and private donations.
▪ Other funds are coming from private donations.! bold!
▪ Local districts would have to provide half the amount from their budgets or through the private donation of computers.
▪ It is a private university, heavily dependent on a vast endowment created by private donations and increased by shrewd investment.
▪ The approval would not be required if private donations covered both the expense and its later use.
▪ After all, the Louvre uses private donations rather than government funds to make its most expensive acquisitions.
public
▪ Much of the money for its new accident and emergency department came from public donations.
▪ Its income is around £80 million a year, of which £12 million is public donations.
▪ Until now its been funded by public donations, but they're about to run out.
▪ The service was funded entirely by public donations.
▪ But it has to rely entirely on public donations.
▪ Two full-time members of staff are funded by Liverpool City Council, while running costs are met by public and corporate donations.
small
▪ But even a small donation can make a big difference to one child's life.
▪ Other, smaller donations, mostly from libraries, are helping to fill gaps in back runs of periodicals.
voluntary
▪ We are a charity entirely funded by voluntary donations.
▪ The work of the Trust is mainly supported by voluntary donations.
▪ As charities, all the work of these organisations is funded through voluntary donations.
■ NOUN
blood
▪ So there are a few more things you should know if you still think testing through blood donation is a good idea.
campaign
▪ Said to be personally worth more than $ 400 million, he has refused campaign donations.
▪ Fat-cat campaign donations were suddenly seen as scandalously small.
cash
▪ Mr L. Davies for exhibits and a cash donation.
▪ Mr G. Hearse for a ticket cabinet and a cash donation.
organ
▪ Now that transplant technology has improved so much, is it not time to change the system for organ donation?
▪ The fact is: There is a terrible shortage of organ donations.
▪ In reality, there is a great shortage of donated organs, but organ donation is a careful, well-documented medical procedure.
▪ Will he consider a much stronger publicity campaign for organ donation?
▪ Like DeWine, other lawmakers shared their personal experiences with organ donation on Tuesday.
■ VERB
accept
▪ They refused to accept large donations to further their work and instead became mendicants, begging publicly for their daily needs.
▪ The foundation also will continue accepting donations and might re-evaluate its closing a year from now if it receives more funding.
▪ Within a species, a male has at least a chance of persuading his mate to accept his donation.
▪ Both parties accept soft-money donations from individuals, corporations and labor unions.
▪ Often it makes it easier for relatives to accept donation when they know their loved one has made the effort to register.
▪ Though legal, recent events raise legitimate questions about the wisdom of accepting donations from permanent residents who can not vote.
▪ Groups accepting tax-deductible donations must be operated exclusively for exempt purposes, the panel said.
ask
▪ I don't ask for donations to any specific charity.
▪ Of course, if a museum wants to purchase a work it can ask for donations from banks, industries and other institutions.
▪ All I am asking is a little donation now and again.
fund
▪ We are a charity entirely funded by voluntary donations.
▪ They opened the Kip Keino School, funded by various donations.
▪ Until now its been funded by public donations, but they're about to run out.
▪ The service was funded entirely by public donations.
▪ As charities, all the work of these organisations is funded through voluntary donations.
▪ Teenage refugees are sent to the Transit School, also funded from donations.
give
▪ We usually start by looking through the Yellow Pages and ringing up companies to ask if they will give donations and prizes.
▪ Some give a donation, Gandhi gave himself-and found himself.
▪ If you can offer a raffle prize or give a donation towards this please let Cicely Harris know as soon as possible.
▪ Mr Trie gave us a donation which we will be returning.
▪ Anyone who needs to contact Petsearch either to report a missing or found pet or to give a donation should contact.
▪ The committee has been given a £200 donation from Texaco Britain which was to be used to buy a new drysuit.
▪ They want you to fill in a direct debit form giving a regular donation to the cause.
▪ A recent objection came from a client who did not want to invest in a company that gave political donations.
help
▪ And if you will help us with a donation today, I know we can get the action we need.
▪ Please help us with a donation or legacy in our favour.
▪ Several members unable to help physically sent donations for which we were deeply grateful.
include
▪ Every commission includes a 20% donation to the relevant service association or benevolent fund.
▪ A portion of both trips includes a tax-deductible donation to the Palos Verdes Art Center.
increase
▪ Transplant surgeons hope the technique will help to increase live kidney donations and to cut waiting lists.
make
▪ Which, very simply, means you agree to make a regular donation to Save the Children for four years or more.
▪ Consumers get to feel good about making a donation while buying a product.
▪ Many Foundations etc. can only make donations to non profit-making organisations, 2.
▪ Another option is to make a donation to a charity in the name of some one on your list, she said.
▪ Individuals who make donations can not otherwise claim tax-exemption on their contributions and 3.
▪ And the parents did, making donations for $ 5, 000 for computer equipment at the school.
▪ Not until Monday this week did the party ask his permission to make the donation public.
▪ Republicans Abroad and Democrats Abroad have been allocated 200 tickets each - preference given to those who make a £25 donation.
receive
▪ The scheme for civilians ended in November 1919, but some unemployed ex-servicemen continued to receive the donation until March 1921.
▪ Hitherto, Czechoslovakia had not even allowed its physicians to receive substantial donations of professional literature from the West.
▪ The group has received donations from well-wishers from as far as Bangor and Holyhead.
▪ A non-statutory, non-profit agency may well have volunteers working for it and receive donations.
▪ Other sponsors who received large donations were Rep.
▪ In 30 minutes they receive six donations, including two bills.
request
▪ It requested donations be sent to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
send
▪ We have sent a donation out of our as yet meagre little store of funds.
▪ Anyone wishing to make a contribution to help buy a baby alarm can send donations to the Royal Surrey Hospital.
▪ Please help, by sending a donation today.
▪ One way you can support us is by sending a donation.
▪ Please get in touch, or send a donation to: The Green Party, at the address below.
▪ It was agreed to send a donation of £10 to the committee. 5.
▪ And please help our vital campaigns by sending a donation to Friends of the Earth.
solicit
▪ He solicited donations for one purpose and used them for another.
▪ Democrats are not alone in soliciting big-money donations or coupling them with access to political bigwigs.
▪ Verdugo hands guests small white envelopes soliciting donations for funerals and reconstruction of the shrine.
▪ No one solicited him for donations, he said.
▪ Although the museum has been helpful in soliciting donations, according to center officials, it has been a constant money loser.
▪ The University of Wisconsin, for instance, formed one group to solicit donations from women.
suggest
▪ Admission is free, but a suggested donation of $ 5 would be appreciated.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Any donation however small, will be gratefully received.
▪ The booklet provides information about organ donation and transplants.
▪ The Famine Appeal has raised more than a million pounds through private donations and fund-raising activities.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Darlington borough council is to be approached for a donation.
▪ Many of those attending made large donations to the party shortly before or after the event.
▪ News reports on the lawmakers' complaints brought letters, postcards and donations pouring in to the campaign group.
▪ Please help, by sending a donation today.
▪ Republicans Abroad and Democrats Abroad have been allocated 200 tickets each - preference given to those who make a £25 donation.
▪ So there are a few more things you should know if you still think testing through blood donation is a good idea.
▪ We have sent a donation out of our as yet meagre little store of funds.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Donation

Donation \Do*na"tion\, n. [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]

  1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.

    After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given.
    --South.

  2. That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.

    And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers.
    --Shak.

  3. (Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift.
    --Bouvier.

    Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.]
    --Bartlett.

    Syn: Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
donation

early 15c., from Old French donacion (13c.), from Latin donationem (nominative donatio) "a presenting, giving," noun of action from past participle stem of donare "give as a gift," from donum "gift," from PIE *donum "gift" (cognates: Sanskrit danam "offering, present," Old Church Slavonic dani "tribute," Lithuanian duonis "gift," Old Irish dan "gift, endowment, talent," Welsh dawn "gift"), from root *do- "to give" (see date (n.1)).

Wiktionary
donation

n. A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

WordNet
donation
  1. n. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause [syn: contribution]

  2. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity [syn: contribution]

Wikipedia
Donation

A donation is a gift given by physical or legal persons, typically for charitable purposes and/or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including cash offering, services, new or used goods including clothing, toys, food, and vehicles. It also may consist of emergency, relief or humanitarian aid items, development aid support, and can also relate to medical care needs as i.e. blood or organs for transplant. Charitable gifts of goods or services are also called gifts in kind.

Donation (canon law)

A Donation, when referred to in canon law in the Roman Catholic Church, is defined as the gratuitous transfer to another of some right or thing. When it consists in placing in the hands of the donee some movable object it is known as a gift of hand (donum manuale, an offering or oblatio, an alms). Properly speaking, however, it is a voluntary contract, verbal or written, by which the donor expressly agrees to give, without consideration, something to the donee, and the latter in an equally express manner accepts the gift. In Roman law and in some modern codes this contract carries with it only the obligation of transferring the ownership of the thing in question; actual ownership is obtained only by the real traditio or handing over of the thing itself, or by the observation of certain juridically prescribed formalities. Such codes distinguish between conventional (or imperfect) and perfect donation, i.e. the actual transfer of the thing or right. In some countries the contract itself transfers ownership. A donation is called remunerative when inspired by a sentiment of gratitude for services rendered by the donee. Donations are also described as inter vivos if made while the donor yet lives, and causa mortis, when made in view or contemplation of death; the latter are valid only after the death of the donor and until then are at all times revocable. They much resemble testaments and codicils. They are, however, on the same footing as donations inter vivos once the donor has renounced his right to revoke. In the pursuit of its end the church needs material aid; it has the right therefore to acquire such aid by donation no less than by other means. In its quality of a perfect and independent society the Roman Catholic Church may also decide under what forms and on what conditions it will accept donations made to works of religion (donationes ad pias causas; English: donations toward pious causes); it pertains to the State to legislate for all other donations.

Donation (disambiguation)

Donation may refer to:

  • Donation, a gift given, typically to a cause or/and for charitable purposes
  • Donation box, a box used to collect donations
  • Car donation, the practice of giving away no-longer-wanted automobiles to charity organizations
  • Donation Pixel, an internet based charity organisation founded in 2006

Usage examples of "donation".

While we cannot solicit donations from people in states where we are not yet registered, we know of no prohibition against accepting donations from donors in these states who approach us with an offer to donate.

Cassius, because in the agrarian donation he sought popularity among the allies, and was therefore lowered in the estimation of his countrymen, in order that by another donation he might conciliate their affections, ordered that the money received for the Sicilian corn should be refunded to the people.

The East India Company paid him the cost of his trial, amounting to more than seventy thousand pounds sterling, and conferred upon him a pecuniary donation.

I am for biogenetic donation, so there is no need for the uterine sack inside myself.

Shnomri is also for biogenetic donation, of ova, which is why Shnomri comes from elsewhere.

Pavek said, fighting to keep the desperation from his voice as Sassel started walking again, carrying him toward the boneyard, which was, in fact, a very good place to lose a corpse, and where the knacker accepted all donations, no questions asked or coins required.

Germyn, as was his right by position and status as a connoisseur, helped prepare Citizen Boyne for his Donation.

It was the miniature thunderclap of air slapping together, as it filled the space that had been occupied by the kneeling, meditating form of Citizen Boyne, raptly awaiting his Donation of Fluid.

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The next morning he was up at daybreak, and long before the sun had risen above the highest peak of Caucasus, he had departed from the Lars Monastery, leaving a handsome donation in the poor-box toward the various charitable works in which the brethren were engaged, such as the rescue of travellers lost in the snow, or the burial of the many victims murdered on or near the Pass of Dariel by the bands of fierce mountain robbers and assassins, that at certain seasons infest that solitary region.

As elsewhere in Europe, there was a deep craving to detemporalize the Church and clear the way to God of all the money and fees and donations and oblations that cluttered it.

And they verify what Conrad told us, that Dinah used that bank account the way she used Sloan, to handle those bequests and donations she wanted to keep quiet.

No memorial service, send donations to the Daniel Waters KOMA Memorial Scholarship Fund etcetera etcetera drek etcetera.

Iris had a good mind not to accept it, but Hec was able to convince her that she would be doing them a favour if she could accept the donation.

The abbot had conceived of a small Nomadic library he wanted created as a donation of high culture from the monastic Memorabilia of Christian civilization to the benighted tribes still wandering the northern Plains, migrant herdsmen who would one day be persuaded into literacy by formerly edible missionaries, already busy among them and no longer considered edible under the Treaty of the Sacred Mare between the hordes and the adjacent agrarian states.