benefaction
/ˌbenɪˈfækʃn/noun
उच्चारण बेनिफ़ैक्शन
दान, उपकार
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[C, U] formal
a gift, especially money, that is given to a person or an organization in order to do good
दान, उपकार
- a generous benefaction to the school
- The hospital was built with a generous benefaction from a retired businessman.
- The library was built with a generous benefaction from a local trader.
+ 2 more examples
- Thanks to a private benefaction, the school bought new computers.
- The college honours those who made a benefaction in its early years.
Synonyms donation gift contribution endowment grant
Opposite malefaction
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ben·e·fac·tion
With bene- (good) and -fact- (do).
bene- (अच्छा) और -fact- (करना) के साथ।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the bene-/male- pairs: benefactor/malefactor, benevolent/malevolent, benediction/malediction, beneficial/harmful.
Bene-/male- जोड़ियाँ याद रखिए: benefactor/malefactor, benevolent/malevolent, benediction/malediction, beneficial/harmful।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often: a person who gives money to help others is a benefactor (female benefactress); a person who receives help a beneficiary; a person who does evil a malefactor.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: दूसरों की मदद के लिए धन देने वाला benefactor (स्त्री benefactress); मदद पाने वाला beneficiary (लाभार्थी); बुराई करने वाला malefactor।