Words / B2

doh-NAYT/dəʊˈneɪt/

To donate is to give money, goods, or blood to help: donate to a charity; donate blood. Donation and donor follow in this set. Give is everyday; contribute can be money or ideas. Do not donate data in a privacy policy without reading it — companies also use donate loosely. Organs can be donated after death under UK rules.

Meaning

To give money, goods, or blood to help a person or organisation.

Examples

• “Staff donated a day’s pay to the disaster appeal.”
• “Staff donated a day’s pay to the appeal.”
• “She donates blood three times a year, which is the medical sense.”

Good to know

donate money / blood / goods to. Nouns: donation, donor. Everyday: give. Not a forced payment (that is a tax or a fine).

Near in meaning

give

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