# donation

Pronunciation: say "doh-NAY-shuhn" US /doʊˈneɪʃən/, UK /dəʊˈneɪʃən/

## Noun

1. A voluntary gift of money or goods given to support a particular person, organization, or cause.
   - Simple: Money or goods that you give freely to help a person, group, or cause.
   - _Her annual donation to the food bank helped feed dozens of families._
   - _Online platforms make it easy to send a donation to disaster relief funds._
2. The act of giving or granting something to another, especially as a gift or formal bestowal.
   - Simple: The act of giving something, such as money, land, or rights, to another person or group.
   - _The donation of the estate to the university was finalized in his will._
   - _Her generous donation of time to the charity inspired other volunteers to join._

## Origin

Recorded in English since the 15th century, this word came from Middle English donacion, from Middle French donation, and ultimately from Latin dōnātiō ("a present"), from dōnō ("to give") and dōnum ("a gift").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/donation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).