donation

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.

• (UK), IPA^(key): /dəʊˈneɪʃən/
• (US) enPR: dōnā'shən, IPA^(key): /doʊˈneɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

donation (plural donations)

1. A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

   They were collecting donations for the elderly at Christmas.

   • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

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

2. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
   • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:

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

• donate

• fundraising

• D'Antonio, Dantonio, nodation

• IPA^(key): [donaˈɕoˀn]

donation c (singular definite donationen, plural indefinite donationer)

1. donation

• “donation” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle French donation, from Latin dōnātiōnem.

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donation f (plural donations)

1. donation

• don
• donner

• → Romanian: donație

• “donation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Latin dōnātiōnem, accusative singular of dōnātiō.

donation f (plural donations)

1. donation

• French: donation
  • → Romanian: donație
• → Middle English: donacion, donation
  • English: donation

From Latin dōnātiō, attested from 1620.[1]

donation c

1. donation

• donator
• donera

• donation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)