word-vault/dist/data/cards/do/donation.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "donation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "something that is given to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them; the act of giving something in this way",
            "sensetop": "donation to somebody/somethingdonation (of…)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **generous/large/small donation**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **make a donation** to charity",
                    "contextForm": "donation to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a donation of £200/a £200 donation",
                    "contextForm": "donation (of…)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The work of the charity is funded by voluntary donations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The campaign has raised £200 000 through online donations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leave your donations with the staff on reception any time during opening hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The project is funded by public donation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The charity has received over $10 million in donations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a donation towards the building of a new hospital"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We received a generous donation from the people of the local church."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues", "Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["generous", "large", "sizeable"],
                "verb + donation": ["give", "make", "send"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in donations",
                    "donation to",
                    "donation towards/​toward"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of allowing doctors to remove blood or a body organ in order to help somebody who needs it",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Organ donation** has not kept pace with the demand for transplants."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪʃn/",
                "audio": "do/donation/donation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dəʊˈneɪʃn/",
                "audio": "do/donation/donation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n-), from the verb donare, based on donum ‘gift’."
}