From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdonatedo‧nate /dəʊˈneɪt $ ˈdoʊneɪt/ ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 SSOGIVEto give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them → donordonate something to somebody/something Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research.► see thesaurus at give2 MHto allow some blood or a body organ to be removed from your body so that it can be used in a hospital to help someone who is ill or injured → donor people who volunteer to donate blood→ See Verb table
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donate• The Republican Party has donated $ 350,000 in cash and support for the initiative.• He suggested they donate a percentage of their revenue to the cause.• The concert organizers say they will donate all profits to charity.• The books were donated by a local publishing company.• The final flight to Jersey was donated by Jersey Air.• Motorists wishing to donate their points to the team are asked to contact Team Manager Ian Janes.• All council members donate their time, and the district being evaluated pays for travel, lodging, and food.• The money has been donated to Mason's sponger Ann Dyche who has been diagnosed as having cancer.• Any spare cash he preferred to donate to more worthy causes.• Proceeds are donated to the United Way.donate something to somebody/something• One school donated $500 to the Red Cross.From Longman Business Dictionarydonatedo‧nate /dəʊˈneɪtˈdoʊneɪt/ verb [transitive] to give money or something valuable to a person or organization in order to help themdonate something to somebodyLaurance S. Rockefeller donated $21 million to Princeton University for a center to study and teach human values. —donation noun [countable, uncountable]The maximum individual donation to political candidates, now $1,000, will be cut in half.→ See Verb table 