donation

Everyday

1. A donation is something you give to help others, like money, food, clothes or toys, without being paid. tree →
2. A donation can be giving blood or an organ to help someone else. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and school, pupils collect donations for charity, food banks and fundraising days. In maths, donation problems involve adding up money. In health, adults can give blood donations. Phrases: make a donation, donation box, blood donation.

Examples

• We made a donation to the animal shelter. tree →
• Put your coins in the donation box. tree →
• Our class collected tins of food as donations. tree →
• Thank you for your kind donation! tree →
• Dad gives blood donations to help people in hospital. tree →
• We collected 25 dollars on Monday and 30 on Tuesday, so the donations total 55 dollars. tree →

Note

Countable noun. Verb: donate; person: donor. In maths, add donations to find the total. Always give to real charities, with a grown-up, because some people pretend to collect for charity.