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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 --South. 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. --Shak. 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. --Bouvier. {Donation party}, a party assembled at the house of some one as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.] --Bartlett. Syn: Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See {Gift}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: donation n 1: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause [syn: {contribution}] 2: act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity [syn: {contribution}]
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