- 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 way
- a generous/large/small donation
- donation to somebody/something to make a donation to charity
- donation (of…) a donation of £200/a £200 donation
- The work of the charity is funded by voluntary donations.
- The campaign has raised £200 000 through online donations.
- Leave your donations with the staff on reception any time during opening hours.
- The project is funded by public donation.
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2, Moneyb2- The charity has received over $10 million in donations.
- a donation towards the building of a new hospital
- We received a generous donation from the people of the local church.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- generous
- large
- sizeable
- …
- give
- make
- send
- …
- in donations
- donation to
- donation towards/toward
- …
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- [uncountable] the act of allowing doctors to remove blood or a body organ in order to help somebody who needs it
- Organ donation has not kept pace with the demand for transplants.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n-), from the verb donare, based on donum ‘gift’.
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