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donative

donative

1 9.9
A gift someone gives without payment, often in law
  • noun
  • /ˈdoʊnətɪv/
  • Jargon
: donativo
  • The law firm made a significant donative to a scholarship fund to help students afford their education.

The need to reward the army with those donatives and the dislocations of the invasions led to tremendous government expenditures.

Examples

  • After the event, each guest was given a small donative as a token of appreciation from the organizers.

  • The need to reward the army with those donatives and the dislocations of the invasions led to tremendous government expenditures.

  • The charity received a generous donative from the local community to support their efforts.

Synonyms

donation
vsdonative
433 1.9

Money, goods, or time given to help others and organizations

is the formal legal term for that voluntary provision
contribution
vsdonative
311 2.5

Money given to help a charity or fund

is the formal legal term for that voluntary provision
offering
vsdonative
64 3.7

A gift given to a church or charity

is a formal legal term not tied to religious use
gift
vsdonative
31 1.0

Giving something to someone without payment or expecting something back

is a formal legal label used for that voluntary act
benefaction
vsdonative
1 8.1

A kind gift of money or help for people and groups

is the formal legal phrase for that charitable provision
oblation
vsdonative
1 9.9

Things given to a church or charity to help others

is the formal legal term used in legal contexts rather than ritual
philanthropic gift
vsdonative
1 3.8

A donation of money that helps people or organizations

is the formal legal term regardless of charitable purpose

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

An act of giving something to someone for money

How Big

endowment
  • Formal
68 6.5
bequest
  • Formal
7 8.1
donative
  • Jargon
1 9.9
gift
31 1.0
alms
9 7.5

Surface Forms

donative singular
donatives plural

Etymology

Donative as a noun comes from the Latin donum 'gift' and donare 'to give'. It means a formal 'gift' or donation, for example the money a donor gives to a university or charity.