donate
US /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/
Definition
give to a charity or good cause
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Several local firms agreed to donate money to the school.
Word Family
Synonyms
- contributebestow a quality on
- givethe elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
Collocations
- Easy donate old booksto donate old books, meaning to give to a charity or good cause
- Medium donate money to local charitiesto donate money to local charities, meaning to give to a charity or good cause
- Hard donate organs to save livesto donate organs to save lives, meaning to give to a charity or good cause
- Very Hard donate an endowment in perpetuityto donate an endowment in perpetuity, meaning to give to a charity or good cause
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.