Donation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaɪɡlæsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/dəʊnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dəʊnˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈaɪɡlæsᵻz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contribution

Word Forms

donate	verb	give to a charity or good cause
contribute	verb	provide

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spende

eine freiwillige Spende (in Form von Geld, Diensten oder Ideen) für einen guten Zweck

🇪🇸Spanish

donación

un regalo voluntario (como dinero, servicio o ideas) hecho a alguna causa que valga la pena

🇮🇹Italian

donazione

un dono volontario (in denaro, servizio o idee) fatto per una causa utile

🇳🇱Dutch

donatie

een vrijwillige gift (in de vorm van geld, diensten of ideeën) aan een waardevol doel

🇵🇹Portuguese

doação

uma doação voluntária (em dinheiro, serviço ou ideias) feita para alguma causa valiosa

🇷🇺Russian

пожертвование

добровольный подарок (в виде денег, услуг или идей), сделанный на какое-то стоящее дело

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दान

किसी सार्थक उद्देश्य के लिए दिया गया स्वैच्छिक उपहार (धन या सेवा या विचारों के रूप में)।

🇧🇩Bengali

দান

একটি স্বেচ্ছাসেবী উপহার (অর্থ বা পরিষেবা বা ধারণা হিসাবে) কিছু সার্থক কারণে তৈরি

🇮🇳Tamil

நன்கொடை

ஒரு தன்னார்வ பரிசு (பணம் அல்லது சேவை அல்லது யோசனைகள்) சில பயனுள்ள காரணங்களுக்காக செய்யப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

దానం

కొన్ని విలువైన కారణాల కోసం చేసిన స్వచ్ఛంద బహుమతి (డబ్బు లేదా సేవ లేదా ఆలోచనల ప్రకారం).

🇮🇳Marathi

देणगी

ऐच्छिक भेटवस्तू (पैसे किंवा सेवा किंवा कल्पना म्हणून) काही योग्य कारणासाठी दिलेली

🇮🇳Gujarati

દાન

સ્વૈચ્છિક ભેટ (પૈસા અથવા સેવા અથવા વિચારો તરીકે) કેટલાક યોગ્ય કારણ માટે બનાવેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಾನ

ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರೇರಿತ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ (ಹಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇವೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳಂತೆ) ಕೆಲವು ಉಪಯುಕ್ತ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഭാവന

ചില മൂല്യവത്തായ കാരണങ്ങളാൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച ഒരു സ്വമേധയാ ഉള്ള സമ്മാനം (പണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സേവനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആശയങ്ങൾ പോലെ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸਵੈ-ਇੱਛਤ ਤੋਹਫ਼ਾ (ਪੈਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਸੇਵਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ) ਕਿਸੇ ਯੋਗ ਕਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عطیہ

ایک رضاکارانہ تحفہ (بطور رقم یا خدمت یا خیالات) جو کسی قابل قدر مقصد کے لیے بنایا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

捐款

出于某种有价值的原因而自愿提供的礼物（如金钱、服务或想法）

🇯🇵Japanese

寄付

何らかの価値ある目的のために行われた自発的な贈り物（金銭、サービス、アイデアなど）

🇰🇷Korean

기부

어떤 가치 있는 목적을 위해 제공되는 자발적인 선물(돈, 서비스 또는 아이디어)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quyên góp

một món quà tự nguyện (bằng tiền, dịch vụ hoặc ý tưởng) được thực hiện vì một lý do đáng giá nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

การบริจาค

ของขวัญโดยสมัครใจ (เป็นเงินหรือบริการหรือความคิด) ที่ทำขึ้นเพื่อสาเหตุที่คุ้มค่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

sumbangan

hadiah sukarela (seperti uang atau layanan atau ide) yang diberikan untuk tujuan yang bermanfaat

🇵🇭Filipino

donasyon

isang boluntaryong regalo (bilang ng pera o serbisyo o mga ideya) na ginawa para sa ilang kapaki-pakinabang na layunin

🇲🇾Malay

derma

hadiah sukarela (sebagai wang atau perkhidmatan atau idea) yang dibuat untuk tujuan yang berfaedah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هبة

هدية تطوعية (مثل المال أو الخدمة أو الأفكار) مقدمة لسبب جدير بالاهتمام

🇮🇷Persian

اهدا

یک هدیه داوطلبانه (به عنوان پول یا خدمت یا ایده) که برای اهدافی ارزشمند ساخته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

bağış

değerli bir nedene yapılan gönüllü bir hediye (para, hizmet veya fikir olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְרוּמָה

מתנה התנדבותית (ככסף או שירות או רעיונות) למען מטרה שווה

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