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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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Even if the bold promises catch up to the Carney government, the prime minister still has the gift of time on his side, Variyan noted.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

To be unmoored by the shadows of our past is a gift no fame or fortune can afford.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

With the gift of longevity comes the burden of paying for it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Gitter raised the money by selling a set of prints by the French artist Georges Rouault, which he had bought a few years earlier with money received as a wedding gift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Then I carefully packed it into the gift bag and got myself ready.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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