'Donation' definitions:

Definition of 'donation'

From: WordNet
noun
A voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause [syn: contribution, donation]
noun
Act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity [syn: contribution, donation]

Definition of 'Donation'

From: GCIDE
  • Donation \Do*na"tion\, n. [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]
  • 1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant. [1913 Webster]
  • After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift. [1913 Webster]
  • And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
  • Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
  • Syn: Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift. [1913 Webster]