different between donation vs crowdfunding

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English

Etymology

From Middle French donation, from Latin d?n?ti? (“a present”), from d?n? (“to give”), from d?num (“a gift”). Recorded in English since the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• (UK), IPA^(key): /d???ne???n/
• (US) enPR: d?n?'sh?n, IPA^(key): /do??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

donation (plural donations)

1. A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
2. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.

   • After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given.

Related terms

• donate

Translations

See also

• fundraising

Anagrams

• D'Antonio, Dantonio, nodation

Danish

Noun

donation c (singular definite donationen, plural indefinite donationer)

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Declension

Further reading

• “donation” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From Middle French donation, from Latin d?n?ti?nem, accusative singular of d?n?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

donation f (plural donations)

1. donation

Related terms

• don
• donner

Further reading

• “donation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin d?n?ti?nem, accusative singular of d?n?ti?.

Noun

donation f (plural donations)

1. donation

Descendants

• ? English: donation
• French: donation

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin d?n?ti?, attested from 1620.

Noun

donation c

1. donation

Declension

Related terms

• donera

References

English

Etymology

crowd +? funding

Noun

crowdfunding (uncountable)

1. (finance) Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.

Descendants

• ? Danish: crowdfunding
• ? German: Crowdfunding
• ? Japanese: ??????????? (kuraudofandingu)
• ? Korean: ?????? (keuraudeupeonding)
• ? Russian: ????????????? (kraudfánding)

Translations

See also

• crowdsourcing
• sharing economy

Further reading

• crowdfunding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English crowdfunding.

Noun

crowdfunding

1. crowdfunding

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English crowdfunding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?awd.f?n.di?/

Noun

crowdfunding m (uncountable)

1. crowdfunding

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Synonyms

• financement participatif, sociofinancement (Canada)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English crowdfunding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?aud?fandin/, [k?au?ð??fãn?.d??n]

Noun

crowdfunding m (plural crowdfundings)

1. crowdfunding

   Synonym: micromecenazgo