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do⋅na⋅tion

  [doh-ney-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
2. a gift, as to a fund; contribution.
Origin:
1375–1425, for an earlier sense; late ME < L dōnātiōn- (s. of dōnātiō), equiv. to dōnāt(us), ptp. of dōnāre to give (dōn-, s. of dōnum gift, + -ātus -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
2. offering, benefaction, gratuity. See present.
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Support St. Jude
Support the Lifesaving Work of St. Jude. Donate Today & Give Thanks.
www.StJude.org
New Years Resolution
Make a New Years resolution & bring self-help to poor women worldwide.
www.freedomfromhunger.org
do·na·tion   (dō-nā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of giving to a fund or cause.

  2. A gift or grant.


[Middle English donacioun, gift, benefice, from Old French, from Latin dōnātiō, dōnātiōn-, from dōnātus, past participle of dōnāre, to give, from dōnum, gift; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

donation 
c.1425, from M.Fr. donation, from L. donationem (nom. donatio), from donare "give as a gift," from donum "gift," from PIE *donum "gift" (cf. Skt. danam "offering, present," O.C.S. dani "tribute," Lith. duonis "gift," O.Ir. dan "gift, endowment, talent"), from base *do-/*de- "to give." Donate (v.) is an 1845 back-formation, chiefly Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: do·na·tion
Function: noun
1 : the making of an esp. charitable gift
2 in the civil law of Louisiana : a voluntary transfer of ownership of property from one person to another —compare SALE
dis·guised donation
: a transfer of property (as a sale) that does not have a sufficient reciprocal consideration (as a proportional price) so that it is considered a gratuitous donation and must meet the statutory requirements for a donation (as a notarial act) to be valid called also donation in disguise —compare SIMULATION
donation in·ter vi·vos
/-"in-t&r-'vI-"vOs, -"in-ter-'vE-"vOs/
: a donation that transfers property owned by the donor and that takes effect upon the donee's acceptance —compare gift inter vivos at GIFT
donation mor·tis cau·sa
/-'mor-tis-'ko-z&, -'mor-tEs-'kau-sä/
: a donation that is to take effect on the donor's death and that is revocable —compare gift causa mortis at GIFT
3 : something that is transferred by a donation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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