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donations

NOUN

gift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid allowance appropriation assistance bequest charity contribution endowment grant handout help relief subscription subsidy

STRONG

alms benefaction beneficence boon dole gratuity lump offering philanthropy pittance present presentation ration subvention write-off

WEAK

a hand do one's part gifting helping hand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blockage hindrance hurt injury loss obstruction stop

Example Sentences

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The White House has solicited donations from companies to support construction of the president’s planned $400 million White House ballroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In October, BBC News reported that the charity's accounts for the previous financial year showed The Anti-Slavery Collective had raised £1.5m in donations but had distributed very little, with £1.3m carried forward.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, alleges that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman misappropriated his $38 million donations when OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit and philanthropic mission to become the for-profit giant behind ChatGPT.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Families can add up to another $5,000 in contributions every year until the child reaches 18, but those donations won’t be tax-deductible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

It was after that day, jokes about donations faded away, and we started to think properly about things.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro