different between furnishing vs donation

English

Pronunciation

Verb

furnishing

1. present participle of furnish

Noun

furnishing (plural furnishings)

1. (chiefly in the plural) Furniture, fittings, and other detachable accessories.
2. (of an animal, in the plural) A portion of longer hair within the coat of a dog, rabbit, etc.

Translations

For making donations to Wikimedia, see Wikimedia:fundraising.

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)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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