donation

Meaning

  1. A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
  2. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dəʊˈneɪʃən/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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