something that is given to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them; the act of giving something in this waydonation (to somebody/something)to make a donation to charitya generous/large/small donationdonation (of…)a donation of £200/a £200 donationThe work of the charity is funded by voluntary donations.organ donation(= allowing doctors to use an organ from your body in order to save a sick person’s life)Wordfindercharityappeal,benefit,charity,collection,donation,fundraiser,handout,telethon,volunteer,welfareOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivegenerous,large,sizeable,…verb + donationgive,make,send,…prepositionin donations,donation to,donation towards/toward,…Seefull entrySee related entries:Helping othersWord Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n-), from the verb donare, based on donum ‘gift’.Extra examplesThe charity has received over $10 million in donations.The project is funded by public donation.a donation to a charitya donation towards the building of a new hospitalI made a £200 donation to charity.Organ donation has not kept pace with the demand for transplants.We received a generous donation from the people of the local church.
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