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donate

[doh-neyt, doh-neyt] / ˈdoʊ neɪt, doʊˈneɪt /


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The prime minister decided to donate his salary raise for the next five years to charitable causes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Rokos was ranked third in The Sunday Times list of Britain's top taxpayers, having paid £330m last year, and in March said he would donate £190m to Cambridge University.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

She was at the library earlier to unveil a plaque, and brought with her more books to donate.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Some of the companies also agreed to donate active pharmaceutical ingredients to a federal stockpile.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

“Long story short, they have a bunch of furniture they can’t use, and they want to donate to the room!”

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

The store donates a portion of proceeds to local cat rescues, such as Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, Northeast L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

It provides a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 to anyone who donates to a nonprofit organization that grants scholarships.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

That means it is run as a business but is focused on a social purpose and donates more than half its profits to good causes.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

A millionaire who donates $30,000 this year is able to cut $11,100 from their taxes, the Fidelity Charitable spokesperson said.

From MarketWatch Dec. 1, 2025

Technically, they’re the property of the dinosaur dig, but Wexford-Smythe University donates them to the project.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

The main U.S. maker—a company called LifeVac—has donated more than 10,000 devices to schools across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

As an added treat, the third and topmost floor of shelving contains a variety of art books donated by actor and avid art collector Steve Martin.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Alongside donated and pre-loved uniforms, it also supplied 4,659 brand-new items to 2,142 children.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

More than 10,000 people in the United States with chronic liver disease are currently waiting for a liver transplant, yet the supply of donated organs falls far short of demand.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

“It was donated by the Food King,” said Francis.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The supposed concern was that financial firms would try to win business from government pension funds by donating to politicians who help oversee them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Attanasio’s beachfront mansion is in Broad Beach, but the property he’s donating sits about 14 miles east near Big Rock Beach.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

You could be donating clothes to a charity and they could say you’re only doing it for the applause.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Farmer Lloyd Stone, who supplies Riverford Organic Farmers, has been donating produce to Food in Community from his fields near Ashburton for two years.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

“And finally, a special thanks to my husband, William Holbrook, for donating a weekend at his deer camp.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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