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as in contributions
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
a generous donation to the orphanage from an anonymous benefactor
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as in gifts
something given to someone without expectation of a return
a chocolate cake was my donation to the office party
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Recent Examples of donations
With the real estate investment route closure, a new range of investment options has emerged, from donations to private investment funds.
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Alex Recouso, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Those $25 million checks rank as the biggest federal political donations any company gave in 2024.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
His inaugural fund has received million-dollar donations from Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
—Ahtra Elnashar, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
Austin Community Foundation, which processes all of the Season for Caring donations, received a check for $500,000 from the Munday Trust, from the late Bill Munday and his widow, Pat Munday.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
Staff also began coordinating with local volunteer organizations, such as the Rotary Club and Service and Learning Together, to collect donations for welcome packages for the newly arriving migrants.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2024
The church would give these boxes of donations to the poor the day after Christmas.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
ThankYou® Points can also be used for gift cards, charitable donations, booking travel through the Citi TravelSM portal and more.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
All the donations add up, from $10 to $18, $25 to $100, $1,200 to $12,000.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
Alex Recouso, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Those $25 million checks rank as the biggest federal political donations any company gave in 2024.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
His inaugural fund has received million-dollar donations from Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
—Ahtra Elnashar, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
Austin Community Foundation, which processes all of the Season for Caring donations, received a check for $500,000 from the Munday Trust, from the late Bill Munday and his widow, Pat Munday.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
Staff also began coordinating with local volunteer organizations, such as the Rotary Club and Service and Learning Together, to collect donations for welcome packages for the newly arriving migrants.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2024
The church would give these boxes of donations to the poor the day after Christmas.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
ThankYou® Points can also be used for gift cards, charitable donations, booking travel through the Citi TravelSM portal and more.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
All the donations add up, from $10 to $18, $25 to $100, $1,200 to $12,000.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Donations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donations. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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