donation
A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
Noun 2 meanings
A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
“They were collecting donations for the elderly at Christmas.”
The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
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.
DONATION at a glance
DONATION has 8 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (D 2 + O 1 + N 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,014 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with donation
All rhymesOne letter away
- ZONATION17
- CONATION10
- DOTATION9
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