donate

[US]/dəʊˈneɪt/
[UK]/ˈdoʊneɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. contribute; offer as a gift
vi. contribute; offer as a gift
n. contribution; offering as a gift

Phrases & Collocations

donate money

Example Sentences

donate blood to a blood bank

they donated £400 to the hospice.

donated the whole caboodle.

Actually, we not only donate for the earthquake in China, but also donate for the cyclon in Myanma.

Every last dollar was donated to charity.

The businessman donated a lot of money to the hospital.

He donated to cancer research.

A private benefactor donated £20000.

She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.

the proceeds will be donated to an Aids awareness charity.

employees who donate money to charity will receive tax relief.

always poormouths when asked to donate to charity.

Many people offered to donate blood and skin for the badly burnt worker.

Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets.

the government donated 4,000 kg of coffee for distribution among refugees.

They used to donate large sum of money to the Red Cross every year.

Art and rugby may seem strange bedfellows, but the local rugby club donated £2000 to help fund an art exhibition.

An audiologist from the US donated sound testing equipment and trained DPF staff to use the equipment.

{0>(2)Property donated by legator, legatee(s), or heir(s) to public organizations or businesses fully owned by the government;

Real-world Examples

The mattresses will be donated to charities.

Source: CNN Selected August 2016 Collection

We refurbish them and then we donate them.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation August 2019

Don't panic. You haven't donated anything yet.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

I really appreciate you donating this stuff.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

The Citadel of Ricks Redevelopment Fund donates...- Morty, he's not gonna donate.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Scott wrote about her decision to donate the money on Medium.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

The Red Cross refused to let black people donate blood.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

You know, a lot of people would say you should just donate them.

Source: Humor University

He also invented Mobile Blood Donation Stations known as Blood Mobiles.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Countries like France go even further, requiring that many supermarkets donate unsold food.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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