donationdo‧na‧tion /dəʊˈneɪʃən $ doʊ-/ ●●○ noun 
Would you like to make a donation (=give money) to our charity appeal? There have been generous donations from EEC funds.2[uncountable] the act of giving something, especially money, to help a person or an organizationdonation of the donation of a quarter of a million poundsblood/organ donationCOLLOCATIONSverbsmake/give a donation (=give money)· He made a large donation to Cancer Research.send a donation· Please help our campaign by sending a donation to Friends of the Earth.receive a donation· The party received a £100,000 donation from a local businessman.be funded by donations (=receive the money that is needed from donations)· We are a charity entirely funded by voluntary donations.adjectivesa generous donation· She made generous donations to various charities.a large/substantial donation· Substantial donations were made to the Democratic Party.a small donation· Even a small donation can make a big difference to one child's life.political donations (=to help political parties or for political purposes)· He was raising political donations to support the president's re-election.charitable donations (=given to help poor people, a good project etc)· Food shortages prompted a flood of charitable donations.private donations (=given by individual people)· Other funds are coming from private donations.public donations (=from the public)· The project was financed by public donations.an anonymous donation (=from someone who does not give their name)· The charity confirmed it had received an anonymous donation of £100,000.
WORD ORIGINdonation
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin donare ‘to give’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Any donation however small, will be gratefully received.
- The booklet provides information about organ donation and transplants.
- The Famine Appeal has raised more than a million pounds through private donations and fund-raising activities.
- Darlington borough council is to be approached for a donation.
- Many of those attending made large donations to the party shortly before or after the event.
- News reports on the lawmakers' complaints brought letters, postcards and donations pouring in to the campaign group.
- Please help, by sending a donation today.
- Republicans Abroad and Democrats Abroad have been allocated 200 tickets each - preference given to those who make a £25 donation.
- So there are a few more things you should know if you still think testing through blood donation is a good idea.
- We have sent a donation out of our as yet meagre little store of funds.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that is given to help people who need it
something, especially money that is given to help people: · Any donation, however small, will be gratefully received.· The Famine Appeal has raised more than a million pounds through private donations and fund-raising activities.
money or help given to help the poor, the sick etc: · Many homeless people are too proud to ask for charity.· The organization depends on charity, and on volunteer workers who are prepared to give up their time.
money, food, medicine etc that is given by a government or organization to the people of another country or to people who are in a very difficult situation: · Aid is not getting through to the refugees.foreign/overseas aid: · The education programme is dependent on foreign aid, and the US Agency for International Development had been approached for funding. aid agency (=an organization that brings aid to people in places where there is war, not enough food etc): · Another harvest has failed, and international aid agencies warn of the threat of mass starvation. aid worker (=someone who works for an aid agency): · An Italian aid worker was kidnapped by rebels last month, and still hasn't been released.
money, food etc that is given to someone who is poor - use this especially when you think they should not be given it or should not have to ask for it: · The unemployed need jobs, not government handouts!· She applied for a bank loan because she did not want to depend on her father for handouts.
to give money, food etc in order to help people to give money to an organization that will use it to help people who are poor, sick, in trouble etc: · The British give animal welfare organizations over £200 million per year.· Please give generously, these children need your help.· We would be grateful for any donation that you are prepared to give.give something to somebody: · Local people have given over $100,000 to our Help a Child appeal.give to: · About a quarter of Britons regularly give to charity.
to give money, or something useful or valuable, in order to help people - use this especially about things that are given by companies or organizations: · The books were donated by a local publishing company.donate something to something: · The concert organizers say they will donate all profits to charity.
to give an amount of money to an organization that will use it to help people: · We're collecting money to build a hostel for homeless people - would you like to make a donation?make a donation to: · The company made several large donations to charities.
if something such as a sum of money goes to someone, especially to a group of people who are poor, hungry, sick etc, it is given to them: · All the money raised will go to local charities.
an organization that collects money or goods from people who give them, and uses them to help people who need help: · Elton John has campaigned for a number of AIDS charities.give/donate something to charity: · The corporation has donated nearly $70 million to children's charities over the past 17 years.· Clear out all the clothes you never wear, and give them to charity.go to charity: · All profits from the show will go to charity.do something for charity: · They aim to walk 30 miles for charity.a charity ball/lunch/concert etc (=an event organized to make money for charity): · Porter spent his retirement years organizing charity golf tournaments throughout the United States.
a person, organization, or country that gives something, especially money, to another organization or country so that they can use it to help other people: · Money for the new health centre has come mostly from private donors.· Some donor countries have criticized the way in which their aid is being distributed.
someone who gives blood or a part of their body so that it can be used in the medical treatment of someone else: · The patient needs a liver transplant, and the search has begun for a suitable donor.· Unless more blood donors come forward, it may be necessary to cancel some operations.
someone who gives something, especially a large amount of money, to an organization or institution such as a school, hospital or library: · Getty had been the museum's chief benefactor.· The painting was bought by an anonymous benefactor, and donated to the Museum of Modern Art.
a rich person who gives a lot of money to help poorer people: · In Victorian times, factory owners were often also philanthropists.· the millionaire philanthropist, Graham Paulo
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs my employer’s generous offer to pay the billCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[countable] something, especially money, that you give to a person or an organization in order to help themdonation to/from (=give money)· He made a large donation to Cancer Research.
· Please help our campaign by sending a donation to Friends of the Earth.
· The party received a £100,000 donation from a local businessman.
(=receive the money that is needed from donations)· We are a charity entirely funded by voluntary donations.
adjectives· She made generous donations to various charities.
· Substantial donations were made to the Democratic Party.
· Even a small donation can make a big difference to one child's life.
(=to help political parties or for political purposes)· He was raising political donations to support the president's re-election.
(=given to help poor people, a good project etc)· Food shortages prompted a flood of charitable donations.
(=given by individual people)· Other funds are coming from private donations.
(=from the public)· The project was financed by public donations.
(=from someone who does not give their name)· The charity confirmed it had received an anonymous donation of £100,000.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill· The website also sets out the reliefs available for charitable donations.· Currently individuals can take a tax deduction of 20 to 40 percent for charitable donations.· In short, a lot was done to increase the level of charitable donations from individuals in the 1980s.· Silver said, referring to the write-off that the owners can claim because the car is a charitable donation.· We are making arrangements with Forces charities for gifts to be treated as charitable donations.· To what extent does its dependence on charitable donations make it an involuntary party in the game of denial?· Having given away all her money in Rome, she begged her food, or existed on charitable donations.· The second beneficiary, the Suffolk Accident Rescue Service, relies totally on charitable donations for its desperately-needed equipment.
· In the coming year we are launching a comprehensive sponsorship programme to attract corporate donations and specific sponsorship.· As Arkansas governor, he had built public support for key legislation with television advertisements largely financed by corporate donations.· Two full-time members of staff are funded by Liverpool City Council, while running costs are met by public and corporate donations.
· People have been very generous with their donations.· And today we can reveal the staggering total of your generous donations so far - a record-breaking £300,000.· Jean also gave her thanks for generous donations to Leslie's favourite charity, the Lord's Taverners.· So far £114,957 has been raised including a generous donation this week of £3,000 from the Hedley Foundation, a charitable trust.· Other generous donations include those received form the Cripps family.· This amount was further swelled by a generous donation from Norfolk of £200.
· Princeton raised $ 36.8m last year in individual donations for general purposes.· More than almost all his colleagues, Kerry relies on individual donations.· Private money tends to take the form of individual donations from friends and organisations associated with Highlander.
· Then in the 1960s Picasso gave an important collection to the city and Miró a large donation of paintings and sculptures.· Other sponsors who received large donations were Rep.· They refused to accept large donations to further their work and instead became mendicants, begging publicly for their daily needs.· Many of those attending made large donations to the party shortly before or after the event.· They may potter round at about £70,000 or £80,000, then a sudden large donation takes the income up to £140,000.· Tobacco companies make large donations to the Republican Party.· The quicker Coe finishes the marathon the larger the donation.· We hope to make a large donation to Cancer Research.
· The projects have drawn fat political donations from construction companies and votes from appreciative rural residents.· Caps on individual and political action committee donations to candidates can and are easily circumvented.· They are therefore being told that future political donations will be less generous.· Love is public duty or a political donation and the compensation is a pension or maybe an embassy.· Media groups invest huge sums on lobbying and in political donations to defend their interests.· A recent objection came from a client who did not want to invest in a company that gave political donations.· Today keiretsu companies often co-ordinate their investment plans, employment practices and even political donations.
· Everything was to be paid for by gifts and private donations.· Other funds are coming from private donations.! bold!· Local districts would have to provide half the amount from their budgets or through the private donation of computers.· It is a private university, heavily dependent on a vast endowment created by private donations and increased by shrewd investment.· The approval would not be required if private donations covered both the expense and its later use.· After all, the Louvre uses private donations rather than government funds to make its most expensive acquisitions.
· Much of the money for its new accident and emergency department came from public donations.· Its income is around £80 million a year, of which £12 million is public donations.· Until now its been funded by public donations, but they're about to run out.· The service was funded entirely by public donations.· But it has to rely entirely on public donations.· Two full-time members of staff are funded by Liverpool City Council, while running costs are met by public and corporate donations.
· But even a small donation can make a big difference to one child's life.· Other, smaller donations, mostly from libraries, are helping to fill gaps in back runs of periodicals.
· We are a charity entirely funded by voluntary donations.· The work of the Trust is mainly supported by voluntary donations.· As charities, all the work of these organisations is funded through voluntary donations.
NOUN· So there are a few more things you should know if you still think testing through blood donation is a good idea.
· Said to be personally worth more than $ 400 million, he has refused campaign donations.· Fat-cat campaign donations were suddenly seen as scandalously small.
· Mr L. Davies for exhibits and a cash donation.· Mr G. Hearse for a ticket cabinet and a cash donation.
· Now that transplant technology has improved so much, is it not time to change the system for organ donation?· The fact is: There is a terrible shortage of organ donations.· In reality, there is a great shortage of donated organs, but organ donation is a careful, well-documented medical procedure.· Will he consider a much stronger publicity campaign for organ donation?· Like DeWine, other lawmakers shared their personal experiences with organ donation on Tuesday.
VERB· They refused to accept large donations to further their work and instead became mendicants, begging publicly for their daily needs.· The foundation also will continue accepting donations and might re-evaluate its closing a year from now if it receives more funding.· Within a species, a male has at least a chance of persuading his mate to accept his donation.· Both parties accept soft-money donations from individuals, corporations and labor unions.· Often it makes it easier for relatives to accept donation when they know their loved one has made the effort to register.· Though legal, recent events raise legitimate questions about the wisdom of accepting donations from permanent residents who can not vote.· Groups accepting tax-deductible donations must be operated exclusively for exempt purposes, the panel said.
· I don't ask for donations to any specific charity.· Of course, if a museum wants to purchase a work it can ask for donations from banks, industries and other institutions.· All I am asking is a little donation now and again.
· We are a charity entirely funded by voluntary donations.· They opened the Kip Keino School, funded by various donations.· Until now its been funded by public donations, but they're about to run out.· The service was funded entirely by public donations.· As charities, all the work of these organisations is funded through voluntary donations.· Teenage refugees are sent to the Transit School, also funded from donations.
· We usually start by looking through the Yellow Pages and ringing up companies to ask if they will give donations and prizes.· Some give a donation, Gandhi gave himself-and found himself.· If you can offer a raffle prize or give a donation towards this please let Cicely Harris know as soon as possible.· Mr Trie gave us a donation which we will be returning.· Anyone who needs to contact Petsearch either to report a missing or found pet or to give a donation should contact.· The committee has been given a £200 donation from Texaco Britain which was to be used to buy a new drysuit.· They want you to fill in a direct debit form giving a regular donation to the cause.· A recent objection came from a client who did not want to invest in a company that gave political donations.
· And if you will help us with a donation today, I know we can get the action we need.· Please help us with a donation or legacy in our favour.· Several members unable to help physically sent donations for which we were deeply grateful.
· Every commission includes a 20% donation to the relevant service association or benevolent fund.· A portion of both trips includes a tax-deductible donation to the Palos Verdes Art Center.
· Transplant surgeons hope the technique will help to increase live kidney donations and to cut waiting lists.
· Which, very simply, means you agree to make a regular donation to Save the Children for four years or more.· Consumers get to feel good about making a donation while buying a product.· Many Foundations etc. can only make donations to non profit-making organisations, 2.· Another option is to make a donation to a charity in the name of some one on your list, she said.· Individuals who make donations can not otherwise claim tax-exemption on their contributions and 3.· And the parents did, making donations for $ 5, 000 for computer equipment at the school.· Not until Monday this week did the party ask his permission to make the donation public.· Republicans Abroad and Democrats Abroad have been allocated 200 tickets each - preference given to those who make a £25 donation.
· The scheme for civilians ended in November 1919, but some unemployed ex-servicemen continued to receive the donation until March 1921.· Hitherto, Czechoslovakia had not even allowed its physicians to receive substantial donations of professional literature from the West.· The group has received donations from well-wishers from as far as Bangor and Holyhead.· A non-statutory, non-profit agency may well have volunteers working for it and receive donations.· Other sponsors who received large donations were Rep.· In 30 minutes they receive six donations, including two bills.
· It requested donations be sent to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
· We have sent a donation out of our as yet meagre little store of funds.· Anyone wishing to make a contribution to help buy a baby alarm can send donations to the Royal Surrey Hospital.· Please help, by sending a donation today.· One way you can support us is by sending a donation.· Please get in touch, or send a donation to: The Green Party, at the address below.· It was agreed to send a donation of £10 to the committee. 5.· And please help our vital campaigns by sending a donation to Friends of the Earth.
· He solicited donations for one purpose and used them for another.· Democrats are not alone in soliciting big-money donations or coupling them with access to political bigwigs.· Verdugo hands guests small white envelopes soliciting donations for funerals and reconstruction of the shrine.· No one solicited him for donations, he said.· Although the museum has been helpful in soliciting donations, according to center officials, it has been a constant money loser.· The University of Wisconsin, for instance, formed one group to solicit donations from women.
· Admission is free, but a suggested donation of $ 5 would be appreciated.
Would you like to make a donation (=give money) to our charity appeal? There have been generous donations from EEC funds.2[uncountable] the act of giving something, especially money, to help a person or an organizationdonation of the donation of a quarter of a million poundsblood/organ donationCOLLOCATIONSverbsmake/give a donation (=give money)· He made a large donation to Cancer Research.send a donation· Please help our campaign by sending a donation to Friends of the Earth.receive a donation· The party received a £100,000 donation from a local businessman.be funded by donations (=receive the money that is needed from donations)· We are a charity entirely funded by voluntary donations.adjectivesa generous donation· She made generous donations to various charities.a large/substantial donation· Substantial donations were made to the Democratic Party.a small donation· Even a small donation can make a big difference to one child's life.political donations (=to help political parties or for political purposes)· He was raising political donations to support the president's re-election.charitable donations (=given to help poor people, a good project etc)· Food shortages prompted a flood of charitable donations.private donations (=given by individual people)· Other funds are coming from private donations.public donations (=from the public)· The project was financed by public donations.an anonymous donation (=from someone who does not give their name)· The charity confirmed it had received an anonymous donation of £100,000.