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 &c 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 &c (recompense) 973; consideration.
bribe, bait, ground bait; peace offering, handsel; boodle [Slang],
graft, grease [Slang]; blat [Rus.].
giver, grantor &c v.; donor, feoffer†, settlor.
V. 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 &c 807; render, impart, communicate.
concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast; spend &c 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 &c 763;
sacrifice, immolate.
Adj. giving &c v.; given &c v.; allowed, allowable; concessional†;
communicable; charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary†, tributary; gratis
&c 815; donative†.
Phr. auctor pretiosa facit [Lat.]; ex dono [Lat.]; res est ingeniosa
dare [Lat.] [Ovid].