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giving

giving

1 1.1
An act of offering money, gifts, or help to others
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
translation icon : donación
  • Or is it more a matter of giving and receiving?

But it was so sad giving it, giving it away.

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Examples

  • Even today, after being settled in a church for about two years, we give about half of our givings to our church and half to the missionaries that we were previously supporting.

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  • The difference between giving one’s free time, or one’s money, and giving one’s life is arguably that one gets more selfish pleasure in the multiple punctual givings of things that one owns than in the giving of oneself that a teacher or a doctor does.

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  • Do you know employee giving to the foundation is up?

  • The school organized a charity event focused on community giving to support local families in need.

  • Many people credit their happiness to the giving of gifts during the holiday season.

  • Acts of giving can make a significant difference in someone's life, especially during tough times.

Synonyms

contribution
vsgiving
400 2.5

Money given to help a charity or fund

is the general act that also covers non monetary transfers
donation
vsgiving
359 1.9

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

is more general, covering any transfer not only support to causes
gift
vsgiving
338 1.0

Giving something to someone without payment or expecting something back

is the broader action that includes many types of transfers
charity
vsgiving
190 1.0

Giving money or help to people who need it

is broader, covering all transfers beyond organised help activities
generosity
vsgiving
128 2.1

Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others

is the practical transfer act rather than the personal trait
offering
vsgiving
54 3.7

A gift given to a church or charity

is broader, including many informal or private transfers
philanthropy
vsgiving
35 6.3

A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes

is the simple transfer action not tied to organised large donations
presentation
vsgiving
  • Formal
15 3.2

Giving a prize or certificate to someone in public

is broader and includes informal or private transfers as well
act of kindness
vsgiving
14 2.1

A small helpful action someone does to make another person's day better

is the general transfer notion rather than a single helpful action
bounty
vsgiving
  • Literature
12 9.5

Kindness in giving gifts or help freely

is the ordinary action covering many non literary forms of transfer
tithing
vsgiving
8 9.2

Giving a fixed part of your income, often one tenth, to a church or charity

is the general transfer idea rather than a fixed religious contribution
largess
vsgiving
  • Formal
5 7.9

Giving a lot of money or gifts to people

is the broader transfer idea, not focused on public largesse
rendering
vsgiving
  • Formal
1 6.1

Giving something such as thanks or money, often because it is required

is the wider transfer concept not defined by obligation or thanks
bestowal
vsgiving
  • Formal
1 7.5

An act of giving a gift or honor in a formal way

is the general transfer idea without the formal or ceremonial tone
sharing
vsgiving
1 1.1

Willing to give part of what you have to others

is the general transfer idea not focused on mutual distribution
supplying
vsgiving
1 2.3

Giving things people need or want

is the basic transfer action but not limited to meeting needs
alms-giving
vsgiving
7.2

Giving money, food, or other help to people in need

is the general transfer concept not limited to aid for the poor
charitableness
vsgiving
5.3

A willingness to give help or money to people in need

is the specific action rather than the general personal quality
generousness
vsgiving
3.4

Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything

is the concrete transfer act rather than the character trait
bounteousness
vsgiving
  • Literature
9.9

Willingness to give freely and a lot to others

is the neutral action term rather than a literary quality word

Antonyms

68 1.7

The act of getting or picking up something

5 7.0

Keeping something and not giving it when others expect it

Idioms

7 4.0

Something that keeps bringing good things or joy over a long time

Compounds

100 3.2

Stopping trying because you think you cannot succeed

53 1.9

To have a baby when it comes out of the mother's body

Giving money, food, or other help to people in need

9.9

To take back a gift after giving it, which people consider rude

How Much

endowment
  • Formal
67 6.5
grant
324 3.5
giving
1 1.1
donation
359 1.9
handout
67 2.5

Surface Forms

giving singular
givings plural

Morphology

giving = give (transparent) = give + ing

A regular gerund/nominalization from the verb 'give'; the meaning 'the act of giving' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Giving comes from the old English verb give, which meant 'to hand over' and is like the word gift. So giving as a noun is the act of handing over or sharing something like money, gifts, or help.