Benefaction
n.kind, hopefulformal
What it means
A gift of money or property made to support a person or public purpose.
Reach for it when describing a substantial charitable gift in formal language
The benefaction equipped the rural clinic with a second examination room.
Choose between these
5- everyday
plain language suits a transfer made without repayment
not when Gift may be personal and need not serve a charitable purpose.
- warm
the giver joins others in supporting a shared effort
not when Contribution can be labor or ideas and may understate a major gift.
- professional
money or goods are freely given to a cause
not when Donation covers gifts of any size and carries less historical formality.
- professional
funds are formally awarded for specified work
not when A grant usually involves conditions and an application process.
- formal
capital is set aside to support an institution over time
not when Endowment is a lasting fund, not a one-time usable gift.
Said against
3- appropriation
- withholding
- deprivation
It naturally appears in
3- generous benefaction
A generous benefaction restored the library's leaking roof.
- private benefaction
Private benefaction paid for the garden while public funds covered staffing.
- receive a benefaction
The college will receive a benefaction dedicated to nursing bursaries.