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Donation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
(n.)
That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThat which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.
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.
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.
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.
donation
party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [u.s.]
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donation party
Rhoddedigaeth = n. a donation
Rhoddiant = n. a donation
Noun
1. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
(synonym) contribution
(hypernym) gift
(hyponym) benefaction
(derivation) donate
2. act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
(synonym) contribution
(hypernym) giving, gift
(hyponym) subscription
(derivation) donate
Donation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A donation is a gift given by physical or legal persons, typically for charitable purposes and/or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including cash offering, services, new or used goods including clothing, toys, food, and vehicles. It also may consist of emergency, relief or humanitarian aid items, development aid support, and can also relate to medical care needs as i.e. blood or organs for transplant. Charitable gifts of goods or services are also called gifts in kind. The largest form of gifts in kind is created in many nations by the donation of aging automobiles with the item donated being picked up, sold and the proceeds given to the charity or non-profit (type or named) which was the target of the donor's generosity. One standard way of obtaining donations is the use of raffles for the accumulation of funds.
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Donation Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
DONATION - The act by which the owner of a thing voluntarily transfers the title and possession of the same from himself to another person, without any consideration; a gift.
A donation is never perfected until it is has been accepted, for the acceptance is requisite to make the donation complete.
DONATION INTER VIVOS - A contract which takes place by the mutual consent of the giver, who divests himself of the thing given in order to transmit the title of it to the donee gratuitously, and the donee, who accepts the thing and acquires a legal title to it. This donation takes place when the giver is not in any immediate apprehension of death, which distinguishes it from a donatio mortis causa.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.A donation is never perfected until it is has been accepted, for the acceptance is requisite to make the donation complete.
DONATION INTER VIVOS - A contract which takes place by the mutual consent of the giver, who divests himself of the thing given in order to transmit the title of it to the donee gratuitously, and the donee, who accepts the thing and acquires a legal title to it. This donation takes place when the giver is not in any immediate apprehension of death, which distinguishes it from a donatio mortis causa.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Donation Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
