Definitions

donation

[doh-ney-shuhn] / doʊˈneɪ ʃən /

NOUN

gift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid allowance appropriation assistance bequest charity contribution endowment grant handout help relief subscription subsidy

STRONG

alms benefaction beneficence boon dole gratuity lump offering philanthropy pittance present presentation ration subvention

WEAK

a hand do one's part gifting helping hand tax benefit tax write-off write-off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blockage hindrance hurt injury loss obstruction stop

Example Sentences

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Donation for posterity offers a paradoxical solution to two great problems associated with keeping a diary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Donation centers lost power, and bloodmobiles couldn’t travel on dangerous roads.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

Donation is simple, Nicola Alderson - chief operating officer at Anthony Nolan - said.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

First reported by journalist Nellie Bowles in The New York Times, there’s an entire ecosystem where intended parents are joining Facebook groups like Sperm Donation USA to find private sperm donors.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024

Thurston then proceeds to pettifog about his injunction to keep his letter to Congress about the Donation Land Bill "dark till next mail."

From Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon by Holman, Frederick Van Voorhies

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