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Definition of "donation" []

  • The act of giving to a fund or cause. (noun)
  • A gift or grant. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "donation" in a sentence
  • "Even thought the word donation is kind of used a lot with Kickstarter we tried to put our levels at where it was simply a pre-order."
  • "Some people use the term donation-ware to get around restrictions that would otherwise raise the cost to unfavorable levels."
  • "It's like being Catholic and the donation is the confession booth and all sins will be forgotten and yet we continue to sin."