donative
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- adjective
- /ˈdoʊnətɪv/
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donativo
- The donative spirit of the community was evident during the charity drive.
- donative trust
- traditional donative
Examples
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Let us focus specifically on so-called donative promises: promises to make a gift to someone else, which the promisee does not rely upon.
Academic text (2018) -
Indeed, the rule against enforcing breaches of so-called donative promises plausibly accommodates noncommercial values associated with gift promises, including friendship.
Academic text (2018) -
In the passage above, Eisenberg adds that commodifying a donative promise, in at least some contexts, degrades or undermines the important noncommercial value of that promise.
Academic text (2018) -
She appreciated the donative gesture that helped fund the local shelter.
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His donative actions inspired others to contribute to the cause.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Donative comes from the Latin words donare and donum, which mean 'to give' and 'gift'. So something described as donative is 'given as a gift', like an object a donor donates to a museum.