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捐赠,捐献,捐助;捐赠物
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Donation \Do*na"tion\, n. [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
After donation there an absolute change and
alienation of the property of the thing given.
--South.
2. That which is given as a present; that which is
transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.
And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd
lovers. --Shak.
3. (Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily
transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner,
from himself to another, without any consideration, as a
free gift. --Bouvier.
{Donation party}, a party assembled at the house of some one,
as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.]
--Bartlett.
Syn: Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See {Gift}.
资料来源 : WordNet®
donation
n 1: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to
some worthwhile cause [syn: {contribution}]
2: act of giving in common with others for a common purpose
especially to a charity [syn: {contribution}]