Need another word that means the same as “donation”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “donation” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Donation” are: contribution, gift, subscription, present, handout, grant, offering, gratuity, endowment
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “donation” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| contribution | A voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause. I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project. |
| endowment | The action of endowing something or someone. His generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time. |
| gift | An act of giving something as a present. That goal was an absolute gift. |
| grant | A right or privilege that has been granted. A grant of probate. |
| gratuity | A sum of money paid to an employee at the end of a period of employment. An end of contract gratuity of 20 of the total pay received. |
| handout | Giving money or food or clothing to a needy person. Dependence on central government handouts. |
| offering | The verbal act of offering. Offerings during Lent will always be gratefully received. |
| present | A present tense. He lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow. |
| subscription | An arrangement to receive something, typically a publication, regularly by paying in advance. Make sure you get a copy every month by taking out a subscription. |
| afford | Afford access to. They were afforded the luxury of bed and breakfast. |
| aid | Financial or material help given to a country or area in need. Research was conducted to aid in making decisions. |
| assistance | A resource. His job was to give technical assistance over the phone. |
| benefaction | An act intending or showing kindness and good will. Take official receipt of such benefaction. |
| benefactor | A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help. A low interest loan from a benefactor allowed them to build a floor for the exhibition hall. |
| beneficence | The quality of being kind or helpful or generous. |
| beneficiary | Having or arising from a benefice. |
| bestow | Bestow a quality on. Bestow an honor on someone. |
| charitable | Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity. Was charitable in his opinions of others. |
| charity | The body of organizations viewed collectively as the object of fundraising or of donations. Faith hope and charity. |
| contribute | Contribute to some cause. Taxpayers had contributed 141 8 million towards the cost of local services. |
| contribution | A piece of writing submitted for publication in a journal, book, etc. I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project. |
| disinherit | Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting. The Duke is seeking to disinherit his eldest son. |
| donate | Provide or contribute (electrons or protons). All donated blood is tested for antibodies. |
| donee | The recipient of funds or other benefits. |
| donor | An atom or molecule that provides a pair of electrons in forming a coordinate bond. An anonymous donor has given 25. |
| endowment | A form of life insurance involving payment of a fixed sum to the insured person on a specified date, or to their estate should they die before this date. University endowments. |
| fiduciary | (of a paper currency) depending for its value on securities (as opposed to gold) or the reputation of the issuer. The company has a fiduciary duty to shareholders. |
| fund | Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability. The World Bank refused to fund the project. |
| fundraiser | A social function that is held for the purpose of raising money. A fundraiser for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society. |
| gift | Give something as a gift especially formally or as a donation or bequest. He has a gift for comedy. |
| give | Give food to. Don t give the child this tough meat. |
| giver | Person who makes a gift of property. There are no greater givers than those who give themselves. |
| grantor | A person who makes a grant in legal form. Conveyed from grantor to grantee. |
| gratuity | An award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation. An end of contract gratuity of 20 of the total pay received. |
| humanitarian | Of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism. Groups sending humanitarian aid. |
| lend | Allow (a person or organization) the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest. I will lend you my car. |
| philanthropist | A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. The trust was founded by an American philanthropist. |
| recipient | Receiving or capable of receiving something. The recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| sponsorship | Financial support received from a sponsor. The company s sponsorship of the tournament. |
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