Definitions for: Donation

[n] act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
[n] a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

Webster (1913) Definition: Do*na"tion, n. [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.

After donation there an absolute change and
alienation of the property of the thing given.
--South.

2. That which is given as a present; that which is
transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.

And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd
lovers. --Shak.

3. (Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily
transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner,
from himself to another, without any consideration, as a
free gift. --Bouvier.

Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one,
as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.]
--Bartlett.

Syn: Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift.

Synonyms: contribution, contribution

See Also: benefaction, gift, gift, giving, offering, subscription

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