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单词 donation
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Definition of donation in English:

donation

noun də(ʊ)ˈneɪʃ(ə)ndoʊˈneɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1Something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money.

    please send your donation of £20 to the Disaster Appeal
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In addition, many patients are waiting for blood or bone marrow donations.
    • Vanessa raised hundreds of pounds for the charity by playing requests in exchange for donations to the appeal.
    • A couple who gave their 50th blood donation were presented with awards to mark their achievement.
    • On Wednesday the school sent a letter to parents asking for donations and the money started to flood in.
    • As well as this kind gesture many other people have given cash donations to the strike fund.
    • The service is free to listeners, though some do send donations with their returned tapes.
    • They are unelected activists, funded by private donations from wealthy individuals and foundations.
    • We have set up donation boxes at the toilets and every little bit helps.
    • Sending a cash donation directly to a local church or synod may sound like a wonderful idea.
    • There is a vital need for kidney organ donations.
    • In addition, our charitable trust provides donations to national and local causes.
    • Two large individual donations have also been announced for the school's new home.
    • However, these kinds of charitable donations are not tax-deductible.
    • A team of six staff helped shoppers pack their groceries in return for donations to the charity.
    • Many of his sponsors doubled their donations, and the money was presented last Friday.
    • The fund was established in 1995, mainly based on donations from the public.
    • Financial donations to the victims' families have reached more than a billion dollars.
    • The group depends on grants, donations and parental contributions to keep going.
    • Giving a charitable donation in the name of a friend is another way to avoid handing over unwanted gifts.
    • It has had a long history of gifts, donations and support from the local community.
    Synonyms
    gift, contribution, subscription, present, handout, grant, offering, gratuity, endowment
    bestowal, giving
    charity, benefaction, largesse
    historical alms
    rare donative
    1. 1.1mass noun The action of donating something.
      the donation of carpets, chairs, and cutlery
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We would encourage you to be as generous as you can with your donations to the appeal.
      • Any donations of small items or old toys will be gratefully accepted.
      • It was at that stage that her family started seriously considering organ donation.
      • Donations of items for the auction and stalls is now most welcome.
      • Her parents freely gave their consent for donation of any of her organs.
      • The Information Centre in Regent Street will also take donations of clothing and bedding.
      • Introduce full state funding for political parties, and ban private political donations.
      • But this makes the shortage of organs for donation even more severe and people are dying as a result.
      • I can do this only through the sustained support and generous donations of the general public.
      • He made large charitable donations to the school until his death.
      • If you haven't been tested for bone marrow donation, consider getting tested.
      • Therefore this is your last opportunity to make that all-important gift or cash donation to the charity.
      • The event saw a brief presentation on eye donation followed by a question and answer session.
      • The informal show will be staged next Thursday and Friday evening, with admission by donation.
      • He paid tribute to the officers who broach the subject of tissue donation with bereaved families.
      • How many of us actually carry donor cards, or even think about donation beyond going to a blood bank every now and again?
      • All donations of household items in serviceable condition and clean modern clothes are welcome.
      • New artefacts are being brought in all the time either by donation or bequest.
      • Perhaps the best way to illustrate the importance of blood donation is to look at a case history.
      • We know that many relatives say no to organ donation simply because they do not know what their loved one would have wanted.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n-), from the verb donare, based on donum 'gift'.

Rhymes

ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation
 
 

Definition of donation in US English:

donation

noundōˈnāSH(ə)ndoʊˈneɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1Something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money.

    a tax-deductible donation of $200
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two large individual donations have also been announced for the school's new home.
    • On Wednesday the school sent a letter to parents asking for donations and the money started to flood in.
    • Vanessa raised hundreds of pounds for the charity by playing requests in exchange for donations to the appeal.
    • There is a vital need for kidney organ donations.
    • The group depends on grants, donations and parental contributions to keep going.
    • Financial donations to the victims' families have reached more than a billion dollars.
    • Sending a cash donation directly to a local church or synod may sound like a wonderful idea.
    • The fund was established in 1995, mainly based on donations from the public.
    • It has had a long history of gifts, donations and support from the local community.
    • In addition, many patients are waiting for blood or bone marrow donations.
    • A couple who gave their 50th blood donation were presented with awards to mark their achievement.
    • As well as this kind gesture many other people have given cash donations to the strike fund.
    • The service is free to listeners, though some do send donations with their returned tapes.
    • A team of six staff helped shoppers pack their groceries in return for donations to the charity.
    • Giving a charitable donation in the name of a friend is another way to avoid handing over unwanted gifts.
    • In addition, our charitable trust provides donations to national and local causes.
    • Many of his sponsors doubled their donations, and the money was presented last Friday.
    • However, these kinds of charitable donations are not tax-deductible.
    • We have set up donation boxes at the toilets and every little bit helps.
    • They are unelected activists, funded by private donations from wealthy individuals and foundations.
    Synonyms
    gift, contribution, subscription, present, handout, grant, offering, gratuity, endowment
    1. 1.1 The action of donating something.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He made large charitable donations to the school until his death.
      • All donations of household items in serviceable condition and clean modern clothes are welcome.
      • Therefore this is your last opportunity to make that all-important gift or cash donation to the charity.
      • He paid tribute to the officers who broach the subject of tissue donation with bereaved families.
      • Perhaps the best way to illustrate the importance of blood donation is to look at a case history.
      • The event saw a brief presentation on eye donation followed by a question and answer session.
      • Introduce full state funding for political parties, and ban private political donations.
      • Her parents freely gave their consent for donation of any of her organs.
      • We would encourage you to be as generous as you can with your donations to the appeal.
      • New artefacts are being brought in all the time either by donation or bequest.
      • We know that many relatives say no to organ donation simply because they do not know what their loved one would have wanted.
      • Donations of items for the auction and stalls is now most welcome.
      • The informal show will be staged next Thursday and Friday evening, with admission by donation.
      • The Information Centre in Regent Street will also take donations of clothing and bedding.
      • It was at that stage that her family started seriously considering organ donation.
      • How many of us actually carry donor cards, or even think about donation beyond going to a blood bank every now and again?
      • If you haven't been tested for bone marrow donation, consider getting tested.
      • I can do this only through the sustained support and generous donations of the general public.
      • But this makes the shortage of organs for donation even more severe and people are dying as a result.
      • Any donations of small items or old toys will be gratefully accepted.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n-), from the verb donare, based on donum ‘gift’.

 
 
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