Donate
v.kind, hopefuleveryday
What it means
Give money, goods, time, or part of the body freely to benefit others.
Reach for it when describing a voluntary contribution to a person, service, or cause
Several cafés donate untouched meals to the evening shelter.
Choose between these
7- playful
chip in
when a small informal shared contribution fits
not when The phrase trivializes major gifts or organ donation.
- everyday
when the transfer is simple and the recipient is clear
not when Giving includes gifts, payments, and obligations that are not donations.
- warm
when willingness is expressed before acceptance
not when An offer may be declined, so it does not confirm a completed donation.
- professional
when adding one share to a collective effort matters
not when Contribution can include ideas or required fees rather than a freely given resource.
- professional
when legal ownership is transferred without payment
not when As a verb, gift can sound commercial and does not imply public benefit.
- formal
bequeath
when a will transfers property after death
not when Bequeath is legally narrow and not an immediate charitable act.
- formal
pledge
when promising a future contribution is the action
not when A pledge is not yet delivered and should not be counted as a donation.
Said against
3- withhold
- take
- charge
It naturally appears in
3- donate money
Hundreds of readers chose to donate money for new library windows.
- donate blood
Eligible staff may donate blood during the mobile clinic's visit.
- donate to
Local artists will donate to the fund through an autumn print sale.
Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English verb: give for a charitable purpose opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.