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donation

noun [C or U]
 
 
/dəʊˈneɪ.ʃən/ US  /doʊˈneɪ-/

Definition

B2 money or goods that are given to help a person or organization, or the act of giving them: donations of food and money I'd like to make a small donation in my mother's name.Gifts in the form of moneyPresents and gifts
(Definition of donation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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