What does donate mean?

Definitions for donate
ˈdoʊ neɪt, doʊˈneɪtdo·nate

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word donate.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. donateverb

    give to a charity or good cause

    "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

Wiktionary

  1. donateverb

    To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

  2. Etymology: Circa 1845, back-formation from donation, chiefly in American English. Ultimately from donare (to give).

Wikipedia

  1. donate

    A donation is a gift for charity, humanitarian aid, or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including money, alms, services, or goods such as clothing, toys, food, or vehicles. A donation may satisfy medical needs such as blood or organs for transplant. Charitable donations of goods or services are also called gifts in kind.

ChatGPT

  1. donate

    To donate means to give or contribute something, usually material or monetary, voluntarily to an individual, cause, organization, or charity, without expecting anything in return. Donations can also include time or skills, for example, when volunteering.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Donateverb

    to give; to bestow; to present; as, to donate fifty thousand dollars to a college

  2. Etymology: [L. donatus, p. p. of donare to donate, fr. donum gift, fr. dare to give. See 2d Date.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DONATE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Donate is ranked #35345 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Donate surname appeared 637 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Donate.

    85.7% or 546 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    10% or 64 total occurrences were White.
    3.4% or 22 total occurrences were Black.

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British National Corpus

  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'donate' in Verbs Frequency: #1089

Anagrams for donate »

  1. atoned

  2. no date

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of donate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of donate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of donate in a Sentence

  1. Aaron Rodgers:

    My money is where my mouth is, and it's a call to action for everyone out there to continue to donate and do what they can.

  2. The Rees family:

    We are so thankful for the Secret Santa gift and the outpouring of love we have received from everyone over the past few days, we have been truly blessed. Wyatt’s job has supported him since his diagnosis and the doctors have been incredible. There are so many more people deserving of financial assistance this Christmas and we would encourage anyone who wishes to donate money to us to look for someone else in need. We hope to pay this kindness forward one day and wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

  3. Lisa Greene-Lewis:

    Whoever you donate to has to be a recognized non-profit, have a charitable purpose and be recognized by the IRS.

  4. Karl Baxter:

    There have been a lot of responses from Britney fans, particularly on Twitter, where #freebrittany started trending as soon as the news broke, it seems that despite the misprint, people are still really keen to invest in a t-shirt and helps us donate to the cause. We have been pleasantly surprised with the reaction.

  5. Dan Fischer:

    I make it very clear every time someone says, you know, how can I donate ? I want them to know that I don't want them to feel that they have to donate in order to have their loved one on there. It's never what it's been about, and it never will be.

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