different between philanthropy vs donation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin philanthr?pia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ??????????? (philanthr?pía).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f??læn???pi?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /f??læn(t)???pi?/
• Hyphenation: phil?an?thro?py

Noun

philanthropy (countable and uncountable, plural philanthropies)

1. (chiefly uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.
2. (uncountable) Charitable giving, charity.
3. (countable) A philanthropic act.
4. (countable) A charitable foundation.

Alternative forms

• phylanthropy (obsolete)

Synonyms

• philanthropism

Antonyms

• (benevolent altruism): misanthropy

Derived terms

• philanthrope
• philanthropic
• philanthropical
• philanthropically
• philanthropinism
• philanthropinist
• philanthropise, philanthropize
• philanthropist

Translations

Further reading

• philanthropy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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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