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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 -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

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—Synonyms 2. offering, benefaction, gratuity. See present.

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do·na·tion Audio Help (dō-nā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of giving to a fund or cause.
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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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.

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donation
noun
1.	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]

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doˈnation noun

a gift of money or goods to a fund or collection
Example: All donations are welcome.

Arabic:	تَبَرُّع
Chinese (Simplified):	赠品
Chinese (Traditional):	贈品
Czech:	dar
Danish:	donation; gave
Dutch:	schenking
Estonian:	annetus
Finnish:	lahjoitus
French:	don
German:	die Schenkung
Greek:	δωρεά
Hungarian:	adomány
Icelandic:	gjöf, framlag
Indonesian:	sumbangan
Italian:	donazione

Japanese:	寄付
Korean:	기부금, 기증품
Latvian:	dāvinājums; ziedojums
Lithuanian:	dovana, auka
Norwegian:	gave, donasjon
Polish:	darowizna
Portuguese (Brazil):	doação
Portuguese (Portugal):	doação
Romanian:	donaţie
Russian:	пожертвование
Slovak:	dar
Slovenian:	prispevek
Spanish:	donación
Swedish:	donation, gåva, bidrag
Turkish:	bağış

See also: donate, donor, "donation" in any language

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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

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