Synonyms for donation
doʊˈneɪ ʃəndo·na·tion

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1. donation

   A gift is in the popular, and also in the legal sense that which is voluntarily bestowed without expectation of return or compensation. Gift is now almost always used in the good sense, bribe always in the evil sense to signify payment for a dishonorable service under the semblance of a gift. In Scriptural language gift is often used for bribe. "The king by judgment establisheth the land; but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it." Prov. xxix, 4. A benefaction is a charitable gift, generally of large amount, and viewed as of enduring value, as an endowment for a college. A donation is something, perhaps of great, never of trivial value, given usually on some public ground, as to a cause or to a person representing a cause, but not necessarily of value beyond the immediate present; as, a donation to a pastor. A gratuity is usually something of moderate value and is always given as to an inferior, and as of favor, not of right; as, a gratuity to a waiter. Largess is archaic for a bountiful gratuity, usually to be distributed among many, as among the heralds at ancient tournaments. A present is a gift of friendship, or conciliation, and given as to an equal or a superior; no one's pride is hurt by accepting what is viewed as strictly a present. A boon is a gift that has been desired or craved or perhaps asked, or something freely given that meets some great desire. A grant is commonly considerable in amount and given by public authority; as, a grant of public lands for a college.

   Synonyms:
   benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, bribe, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, present

   Antonyms:
   compensation, earnings, guerdon, penalty, remuneration, wages

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contribution, donationnoun

   a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

   Synonyms:
   contribution, part, share

2. contribution, donationnoun

   act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

   Synonyms:
   contribution, part, share

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1. give

   give something to someone

   give a donation to people.

   Submitted by rinat on November 22, 2015  

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1. donationnoun

   Synonyms:
   gift, grant, largess, benefaction, boon, present, offering, contribution, subscription, donative

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1. donationnoun

   Synonyms:
   gift, present, benefaction

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1. List of paraphrases for "donation":

   don, gift, donations, gifting, gifts, donated, grant, donate, donorship, donor, endowment, donating, knack

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1. Daniel Salomon:

   Every person in the chain of an organ donation, except one, profits.

2. Melinda Ellsworth:

   The family still wants to go forward with the donation.

3. Vittorio Zappalorto:

   Finally, thanks to this generous donation, it will now be possible to go ahead with the work necessary to give back one of Venice's iconic monuments not just to the city, but to the world.

4. Tanya Hamid:

   It’s so wonderful that Ariana has once again been so thoughtful and made this special donation to our family of hospitals, we know Manchester, and in particular Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, holds a special place in Ariana’s heart.

5. Nathaniel Moore:

   It's the gown that has been sitting in their closet collecting dust but is too sentimental to do anything with, now this is an honorable donation. So they can feel good about where it's going.