do ‧ na ‧ tion /dəʊˈneɪʃ ə n $ doʊ-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: donare 'to give' ]
1 . [countable] something, especially money, that you give to a person or an organization in order to help them
donation to/from
Would you like to make a donation (=give money) to our charity appeal?
There have been generous donations from EEC funds.
2 . [uncountable] the act of giving something, especially money, to help a person or an organization
donation of
the donation of a quarter of a million pounds
blood/organ donation
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COLLOCATIONS
■ 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.