donates

4 definitions • 8 examples

to give money or goods to help a person or organization:

donate something to someone/something An anonymous businesswoman donated one million pounds to the charity.

Please donate generously.

to allow some of your blood or a part of your body to be used for medical purposes:

The appeal for people to donate blood was very successful.

to give something, esp. to an organization, without wanting anything in exchange:

[ T ] Over $12 million was donated to the building fund.

[ T ] Some businesses have agreed to donate computers to schools.

to give something of value such as money or goods to help a person or organization such as a charity:

The bank donates 25 cents for every $100 spent using the card.

donate sth to sb/sth The commission also wants to make it easier for attorneys to donate time to help poor clients.

To encourage people to donate to charity, they provide a list of charities on their website.