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Definitions

gift

[gift] / gɪft /
NOUN
something given freely, for no recompense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allowance award benefit bonus contribution donation endowment favor giveaway grant legacy offering premium present relief reward souvenir subsidy tip tribute
STRONG
alms benefaction bequest bestowal boon bounty charity courtesy dispensation fairing gratuity hand hand-me-down handout honorarium lagniappe largesse libation oblation offertory philanthropy pittance presentation provision ration remembrance remittance subscription tax benefit tax write-off token write-off
WEAK
goodie
Antonyms
WEAK
forfeit loss penalty
NOUN
talent, aptitude
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability accomplishment endowment
STRONG
acquirement aptness attainment attribute bent capability capacity faculty flair forte genius head instinct knack leaning numen power propensity set specialty turn
Antonyms
STRONGEST
failing shortcoming weakness
STRONG
inability incapacity incompetence ineptitude ineptness lack

Example Sentences

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All of us should be more critical of those to whom we offer this gift in our social contract.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Does she have a natural gift for politics?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

At the end, there were adorable little gift bags and flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Promise Fulstow, a shop assistant at gift shop, U Melt Me, says the area is reliant on the people who come to visit and spend money.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Together, Emma and I hand the now-beaming little girl a sparkly pink gift bag stuffed with orange and yellow tissue paper.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller