donation
/dəʊˈneɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण डोनेशन
दान, चंदा
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C] ~ (to sb/sth)
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
दान, चंदा
- a donation to the flood relief fund
- blood donation
- The temple trust received a generous donation for the new hall.
+ 2 more examples
- Every donation to the school fund helps poor students.
- Blood donation camps are held at the college every year.
Synonyms gift contribution offering grant endowment
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
donation to + sb/organisation
The receiver follows to; for is used for the cause the money is meant to help.
प्राप्तकर्ता 'to' के बाद आता है; जिस उद्देश्य की सहायता हो, उसके लिए 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He made a donation to the school library.
- A donation for the flood victims was collected.
a donation of + amount
Use of to state the size of the gift.
उपहार की राशि बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The company made a donation of five lakh rupees.
donation of + blood / organs / books
For things that are not money, use of plus the item.
जो चीज़ें धन नहीं हैं, उनके लिए of और वस्तु का नाम आता है।
- Blood donation saves lives.
- The donation of old books helped the village library.
donate + sth + to + sb
The verb takes the thing first and the receiver after to, never directly.
Verb पहले वस्तु और फिर 'to' के बाद प्राप्तकर्ता लेती है, प्राप्तकर्ता सीधे नहीं।
- Radhika donated her old uniform to a poor student.
donation (countable and uncountable)
A single gift is a donation and many gifts are donations; in general talk about giving, the noun can stay uncountable after to.
एक उपहार 'donation' और कई उपहार 'donations' होते हैं; सामान्य चर्चा में noun uncountable भी रह सकता है।
- The trust depends on donations from old students.
- Please give generously to donation drives.
+Collocations 4
adjective + donation
generousanonymoussmalllargevoluntary
- An anonymous donation paid for the new classroom.
verb + donation
makegivereceivecollectaccept
- The temple trust receives donations during the festival.
donation + noun
boxdrivecampformfund
- A blood donation camp was held in the college.
noun + donation
charityorganbloodcashonline
- She made an online donation to the relief fund.
“More examples 5
- The principal thanked the old students for their generous donation.
प्रधानाचार्य ने पूर्व विद्यार्थियों को उनके उदार दान के लिए धन्यवाद दिया।
- A donation box was placed at the entrance of the library.
पुस्तकालय के प्रवेश द्वार पर दान-पेटी रखी गई थी।
- Radhika organised a book donation drive in her college.
राधिका ने अपने कॉलेज में पुस्तक दान अभियान आयोजित किया।
- Eye donation is a noble act that gives sight to others.
नेत्रदान एक उत्तम कार्य है जो दूसरों को दृष्टि देता है।
- Donations poured in after the floods hit the district.
ज़िले में बाढ़ आने के बाद दान की बाढ़ आ गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He donated the temple five thousand rupees.
✓ He donated five thousand rupees to the temple.
Donate takes the thing first and then to the receiver.
'Donate' पहले वस्तु और फिर 'to' के साथ प्राप्तकर्ता लेता है।
✗ She donates a lot of money in charity.
✓ She donates a lot of money to charity.
Money goes to charity; in is not used.
धन 'to charity' जाता है; 'in' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
✗ The club made a donation five thousand rupees.
✓ The club made a donation of five thousand rupees.
The amount of a donation is introduced by of.
Donation की राशि 'of' से जोड़ी जाती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Donation, contribution and gift all mean something given, but differ in purpose and tone.
Donation, contribution और gift तीनों का अर्थ कुछ दिया हुआ है, पर उद्देश्य और tone में अंतर है।
Money or goods given freely to a charity or cause, with nothing expected in return.
किसी दान-संस्था या उद्देश्य को स्वेच्छा से दिया गया धन या सामान, बदले में कुछ अपेक्षा नहीं।
- The school received a donation of fifty chairs.
A share given towards a shared aim; it can also be effort, not just money.
साझा लक्ष्य के लिए दिया गया हिस्सा; यह केवल धन नहीं, प्रयास भी हो सकता है।
- Each student made a small contribution to the farewell gift.
Something given to a person to show affection or respect, not to a cause.
किसी व्यक्ति को स्नेह या सम्मान दिखाने के लिए दी गई वस्तु, किसी उद्देश्य के लिए नहीं।
- Radhika gave her teacher a book as a gift.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
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do·na·tion
§Grammar and usage
A donation to a charity; donate sth to sb.
Donation के बाद 'to' आता है: a donation to a charity (किसी संस्था को दान), और verb के साथ donate sth to sb (किसी को कुछ दान देना)। 'Donate' के बाद direct person नहीं आता, बीच में 'to' लगाना ज़रूरी है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who gives money or blood is a donor; a person who receives it a recipient; a person who gives money to support arts or a charity a patron or benefactor; a person who gives money to help others a philanthropist.
पैसा या रक्त देने वाला donor; पाने वाला recipient; कला या दान-संस्था को धन देने वाला patron या benefactor; दूसरों की मदद के लिए धन देने वाला philanthropist।
General knowledge
A person with blood group O negative is a universal donor; AB positive a universal recipient.
O negative रक्त समूह वाला universal donor; AB positive universal recipient।