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gift

  [gift]
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–noun
1. something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
2. the act of giving.
3. something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned: Those extra points he got in the game were a total gift.
4. a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent: the gift of saying the right thing at the right time.
–verb (used with object)
5. to present with as a gift; bestow gifts upon; endow with.
6. to present (someone) with a gift: just the thing to gift the newlyweds.
Origin:
1125–75; ME < ON gift; c. OE gift (ME yift) marriage gift; akin to give

Related forms:
giftless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. donation, contribution, offering, benefaction, endowment, bounty, boon, largess, alms, gratuity, tip, premium, allowance, subsidy, bequest, legacy, inheritance, dowry. See present 2 . 4. faculty, aptitude, capability, bent, forte, genius, turn, knack.
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gift   (gĭft)   
n.  
  1. Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation.
  2. The act, right, or power of giving.
  3. A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination.
tr.v.   gift·ed, gift·ing, gifts
  1. To present something as a gift to.
  2. To endow with.

[Middle English, from Old Norse; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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