donation
Money or things that you give for free to help people, a group, or a cause.
Money, goods, or another resource that someone gives freely to support a person, organization, or cause.
The act of giving money or things for free to help people, a group, or a cause.
The act of giving money, goods, or other resources freely to support a person, organization, or cause.
The act of giving your blood, organs, or body tissue for doctors to use, usually for free.
The act of giving blood, an organ, or tissue for medical treatment or research, usually without payment.
- Base: donation
- Plural: donation, donations
accepting donations
1ready to receive donations
Taking or receiving money or things that people want to give for free.
- The shelter is now accepting donations of blankets and pet food.
- We are accepting donations at the front desk and on our website.
- The group is accepting donations to help families affected by the fire.
blood donation
1giving blood for medical use
The act of giving your blood so that doctors can use it for sick or injured people.
- The hospital is organizing a blood donation day next month.
- After his first blood donation, he decided to become a regular donor.
- Blood donation is especially important during holiday seasons, when supplies are low.
donation drive
1organized event to collect donations
A planned event where people are asked to give money or things for a cause.
- The school is holding a donation drive for winter coats.
- Our office is organizing a donation drive to support the local food bank.
- The donation drive collected hundreds of books for the community library.
in-kind donation
1donation of goods or services
A donation where you give things or services, not money, to help a group or cause.
- The company made an in-kind donation of software licenses to the nonprofit.
- In-kind donations, such as food and clothing, are also very helpful.
- They accept both cash gifts and in-kind donations of equipment.
make a donation
1give money or goods to help
To give money or things for free to help people, a group, or a cause.
- You can make a donation online using your credit card.
- Many people made a donation after they saw the news report about the flood.
- If you want to help, please make a donation at the front desk.
organ donation
1giving organs for transplant
The act of giving one of your organs so doctors can put it into another person who is very sick.
- Organ donation can give patients with organ failure a second chance at life.
- She supports organ donation and carries a card to show her wishes.
- Many countries now use an opt-out system for organ donation.
suggested donation
1recommended amount of donation
An amount of money that you are asked to give, but you do not have to give it.
- Entrance is free, but there is a suggested donation of five dollars.
- The suggested donation helps cover the cost of materials.
- Guests are welcome to attend, with a suggested donation at the door.
charitable donation
1money or goods given to charity
Money or things you give to a charity or good cause, without getting anything back.
- All charitable donations are tax-deductible up to a certain limit.
- All charitable donations over a certain amount are tax-deductible.
- The company increased its charitable donations during the holiday season.
- They made a large charitable donation to support medical research.
- They rely on charitable donations to fund their programs for children.