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donation

DEFINITIONS OF: donation

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

Synonyms:
contribution
Types:
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benefaction
a contribution of money or assistance
offering
money contributed to a religious organization
political contribution, political donation
a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party
tithe
an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
offertory
the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
Peter's pence, hearth money
an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
soft money
political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee)
thank offering
an offering made as an expression of thanks
Type of:
gift
something acquired without compensation

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

Synonyms:
contribution
Types:
subscription
a pledged contribution
alms
money or goods contributed to the poor
Type of:
gift, giving
the act of giving
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