Benefaction

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of conferring aid of some sort.
  • n. A charitable gift or deed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.
  • n. An act of charity; almsgiving.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of conferring a benefit.
  • n. A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of conferring a benefit; a doing of good; beneficence.
  • n. A benefit conferred; especially, a charitable donation.
  • n. Synonyms Kindness. Gift, contribution, alms, charity.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a contribution of money or assistance
  • n. an act intending or showing kindness and good will
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contribution    donation    benignity    kindness   
    Cross Reference
    gift   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    present    gift    gratuity    alms    boon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    twoad    dicing    piecing    bloomer    life-jacket    Axel    intermeddling    phlebotomy    bequest    bootlicker