giving
Roget category 784
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.9. Possessive relations
›› 5.9.2. Transfer of property
#784.
Giving
noun
giving
etc.
v. —
bestowal,
bestowment†,
donation —
presentation,
presentment —
accordance —
concession —
delivery,
consignment,
dispensation,
communication,
endowment —
investment,
investiture —
award.
almsgiving†,
charity,
liberality,
generosity.
[Thing given]
gift,
donation,
present,
cadeau† —
fairing —
free gift,
boon,
favor,
benefaction,
grant,
offering,
oblation,
sacrifice,
immolation —
lagniappe [U.S.],
pilon [U.S.].
grace,
act of grace,
bonus.
allowance,
contribution,
subscription,
subsidy,
tribute,
subvention.
bequest,
legacy,
devise,
will,
dotation†,
dot,
appanage —
voluntary settlement,
voluntary conveyance
etc.
783 —
amortization.
alms,
largess,
bounty,
dole,
sportule†,
donative†,
help,
oblation,
offertory,
honorarium,
gratuity,
Peter pence,
sportula†,
Christmas box,
Easter offering,
vail†,
douceur [Fr.],
drink money,
pourboire,
trinkgeld [G.],
bakshish† —
fee
etc.
(recompense)
973 —
consideration.
bribe,
bait,
ground bait —
peace offering,
handsel —
boodle [Slang],
graft,
grease [Slang] —
blat [Rus.].
giver,
grantor
etc.
v. —
donor,
feoffer†,
settlor.
verb
deliver,
hand,
pass,
put into the hands of —
hand over,
make over,
deliver over,
pass over,
turn over —
assign dower.
present,
give away,
dispense,
dispose of —
give out,
deal out,
dole out,
mete out,
fork out,
squeeze out.
pay
etc.
807 —
render,
impart,
communicate.
concede,
cede,
yield,
part with,
shed,
cast —
spend
etc.
809.
give,
bestow,
confer,
grant,
accord,
award,
assign.
intrust,
consign,
vest in.
make a present —
allow,
contribute,
subscribe,
furnish its quota.
invest,
endow,
settle upon —
bequeath,
leave,
devise.
furnish,
supply,
help —
administer to —
afford,
spare —
accommodate with,
indulge with,
favor with —
shower down upon —
lavish,
pour on,
thrust upon.
tip,
bribe —
tickle the palm,
grease the palm —
offer
etc.
763 —
sacrifice,
immolate.
adjective
giving
etc.
v. —
given
etc.
v. —
allowed,
allowable —
concessional† —
communicable —
charitable,
eleemosynary,
sportulary†,
tributary —
gratis
etc.
815 —
donative†.
phrase
auctor pretiosa facit [Lat.] —
ex dono [Lat.] —
res est ingeniosa dare [Lat.]
[Ovid].
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