donation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dəʊˈneɪʃən/ (UK)
- /doʊˈneɪʃən/ (US)
- dōnā'shən (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English donacion, donation, from Middle French donation, from Latin dōnātiō (“a present”), from dōnō (“to give”), from dōnum (“a gift”). Recorded in English since the 15th century. Equivalent to donate + -ion.
Meanings
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A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers.
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:They were collecting donations for the elderly at Christmas.
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The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| donations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
blood donation · living donation · hemodonation · organ donation · nondonation · e-donation · backdonation · dono · DonoWall · donationware · egg donation · microdonation · postdonation
Relateds
Translations (103)
uk дар (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · la stips (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ml ദാനം (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sh donácija (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · uk поже́ртвування (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · da donation (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · mr दान (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · gl donativo (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · be дар (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · id sumbangan (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · es donación (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · hu adomány (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · af donasie (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · cs dar (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · hy նվիրատվություն (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · bg подаря́ване (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · nn donasjon (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ms derma (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ja 寄付 (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · io donaco (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · te విరాళము (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · cy cyfraniad (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sa दान (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · la dōnātiō (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · eo donaco (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · he תרומה (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ca donació (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · da bidrag (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ar تَبَرُّع (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sw mchango (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ru дар (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · gl doazón (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · bg даре́ние (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · pl datek (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · fr don (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ca donatiu (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · cmn 捐贈 /捐赠 (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ro donație (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · bg дари́телство (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · el εισφορά (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · af skenking (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · hu donáció (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · fr donation (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · nl schenking (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sv donation (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · pdt Gow (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ka დონაცია (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · az ianə (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · et annetamine (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · lv dāvana (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · de Spende (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · pl donacja (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ko 기부금 (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · pl dar (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · fa دهش (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · roa-ole donaçión (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sk date (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · da gave (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · fa داشن (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · lt dovana (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · bg дар (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · fi lahjoitus (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · pl darowizna (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sh дона́ција (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · be ахвярава́нне (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · de Abgabe (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · el δωρεά (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · uk поже́ртва (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · tr bağış (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · te చందా (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · az bağışlama (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sh pòklon (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ka შეწირულება (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · el συνεισφορά (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sk darowizna (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · vi sự tặng (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sa दक्षिणा (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · es donativo (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · la condonatio (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ta நன்கொடை (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ka შეწირულობა (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · id donasi (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ru дона́т (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ms sumbangan (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · tr bağişlama (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · gl dádiva (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · gd tiodhlac (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · nb donasjon (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ml സംഭാവന (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sl donacija (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · yi בײַשטײַער (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · hi दान (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ug iane (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ka შენაწირი (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ru поже́ртвование (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · it donazione (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · fi lahja (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · pt doação (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ast donación (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sq dhurim (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ar هِبَة (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · sh по̀клон (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) · ota هبه (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause)