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noun ADJ. generous, handsome, large, substantial | small | company, corporate | personal, private | public The project is funded by public donation. | voluntary | charitable, political | cash, financial | blood, organ VERB + DONATION give, make, send He made a generous donation to the charity. | get, receive | appeal for, ask for | depend on, need, rely on PREP. in ~s The charity has received over $10 million in donations. | ~ to a donation to a charity | ~ towards a donation towards the building of a new hospital
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general::
donation
verbs
make/give a donation
(= give money )
• He made a large donation to Cancer Research.
send a donation
• Please help our campaign by sending a donation to Friends of the Earth.
receive a donation
• The party received a £100,000 donation from a local businessman.
be funded by donations
(= receive the money that is needed from donations )
• We are a charity entirely funded by voluntary donations.
adjectives
a generous donation
• She made generous donations to various charities.
a large/substantial donation
• Substantial donations were made to the Democratic Party.
a small donation
• Even a small donation can make a big difference to one child's life.
political donations
(= to help political parties or for political purposes )
• He was raising political donations to support the President's re-election.
charitable donations
(= given to help poor people, a good project etc )
• Food shortages prompted a flood of charitable donations.
private donations
(= given by individual people )
• Other funds are coming from private donations.
public donations
(= from the public )
• The project was financed by public donations.
an anonymous donation
(= from someone who does not give their name )
• The charity confirmed it had received an anonymous donation of £100,000.
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