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Definition of donative in English: donativenoun ˈdəʊnətɪv rare A donation, especially one given formally or officially as a largesse. Example sentencesExamples - By the late Roman period, military pay had become inconsequential in value, and the main cash receipts of the soldiers were precious metal donatives, such as gold coins minted on imperial occasions such as accessions and jubilees.
- He gave a donative to his soldiers to keep them happy.
- New emperors traditionally gave donatives to troops and citizens.
- But these donatives were voluntary, even if they came to be regular and expected.
- At every door in succession, a shout is raised, and the inhabitants severally come forth, and bestow their kindly greetings and donatives of money.
Synonyms grant, allowance, endowment, contribution, donation, bursary, gift, present, investment, bestowal, benefaction, allocation, allotment, handout
adjective ˈdəʊnətɪv rare 1Given as a donation. Example sentencesExamples - It is my strong belief that charities should honour that donative intent.
- To improve the efficacy of the donative system, he recommends an explicit assignment of property rights to donated organs be made to the Organ Procurement Organizations that currently solicit these donations.
- But the lack of an agreement for compensation does not always equate with donative intent.
- Specifically, he argues that such consideration should be postponed until ’… we are convinced that we have wrung all the supply we can out of the donative system.’
- Within Littoralist art practice, donative art strategies extend the language of the altruistic gift into a more politically efficacious education about the nature of gift giving and reciprocity.
- 1.1historical (of a benefice) given directly, not presentative.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin donativum 'gift, largesse', from donat- 'given', from the verb donare (see donation). Definition of donative in US English: donativenoun rare A donation, especially one given formally or officially as a largesse. Example sentencesExamples - But these donatives were voluntary, even if they came to be regular and expected.
- New emperors traditionally gave donatives to troops and citizens.
- By the late Roman period, military pay had become inconsequential in value, and the main cash receipts of the soldiers were precious metal donatives, such as gold coins minted on imperial occasions such as accessions and jubilees.
- He gave a donative to his soldiers to keep them happy.
- At every door in succession, a shout is raised, and the inhabitants severally come forth, and bestow their kindly greetings and donatives of money.
Synonyms grant, allowance, endowment, contribution, donation, bursary, gift, present, investment, bestowal, benefaction, allocation, allotment, handout
adjective rare 1Given as a donation. Example sentencesExamples - Within Littoralist art practice, donative art strategies extend the language of the altruistic gift into a more politically efficacious education about the nature of gift giving and reciprocity.
- Specifically, he argues that such consideration should be postponed until ’… we are convinced that we have wrung all the supply we can out of the donative system.’
- It is my strong belief that charities should honour that donative intent.
- But the lack of an agreement for compensation does not always equate with donative intent.
- To improve the efficacy of the donative system, he recommends an explicit assignment of property rights to donated organs be made to the Organ Procurement Organizations that currently solicit these donations.
- 1.1historical (of a benefice) given directly, not presentative.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin donativum ‘gift, largesse’, from donat- ‘given’, from the verb donare (see donation). |