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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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The company also used donations to purchase a $16.5-million building in Israel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

In October, BBC News reported that the charity's accounts for the previous financial year showed The Anti-Slavery Collective had raised £1.5m in donations but had distributed very little, with £1.3m carried forward.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

A flood of donations funded free gloves and bats and balls and neighboring leagues partnered with the program to provide field space.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, alleges that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman misappropriated his $38 million donations when OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit and philanthropic mission to become the for-profit giant behind ChatGPT.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

So she gathered a few donations from my siblings and came to the dinner, sitting at the end of the dais.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride