donations

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 write-off

WEAK

a hand do one's part gifting helping hand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blockage hindrance hurt injury loss obstruction stop

Example Sentences

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In downtown Los Angeles, dozens of volunteers collected donations on the sidewalk outside the Venezuelan restaurant Full Arepas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

D’Amaro is a registered independent whose only political donations have been to Disney’s corporate PAC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Education benefited the most, with donations rising 8.9% last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Impermissible donations must be returned within 30 days.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

He began making donations to worthy causes; he wouldn’t have sex, because he wasn’t married; he scorned profanity and pornography; and he attempted to follow the Ten Commandments in every detail.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady