donation

B2 Topic:Money & Finance

US /doʊˈneɪʃən/ UK /dəʊˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #7887

Meanings

1

noun
Something, especially money, given to a charity or good cause.

They were collecting donations for the elderly at Christmas.
2

noun
The act of giving something to help others.

Blood donation can save lives.

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Synonyms

1 noun · something, especially... contribution

Word family

Forms donations

Derived forms backdonationdonationwaredonowalle-donationhemodonationmicrodonationnondonationpostdonation

Related forms donate fundraising

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Phrases (1)

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blood donation
the act of giving blood so it can be used in medical treatment

Noun + noun

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.

*deh₃- Proto-Indo-European donacion Middle English donation Middle French dōnātiō Latin

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Money & Finance

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# donation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /doʊˈneɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dəʊˈneɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 7887

## Meanings
1. Something, especially money, given to a charity or good cause.
2. The act of giving something to help others.

## Examples
- They were collecting donations for the elderly at Christmas.
- Blood donation can save lives.

## Derived Forms
- backdonation
- donationware
- donowall
- e-donation
- hemodonation
- microdonation
- nondonation
- postdonation

## Related Forms
- donate
- fundraising

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *deh₃-
- Root: donacion
- Root: donation
- Root: dōnātiō

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Donation comes 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. In current use, the main senses are “Something, especially money, given to a charity or good cause” and “The act of giving something to help others”.

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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