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donativo

donation

noun doh-nah-TEE-boh Rare
People & Society Community

Also means

charitable gift

Usage Note

Donativo is slightly more formal than donación and often implies a voluntary cash gift to a charity, church, or cause. In practice the two words overlap, but donativo carries a tone of goodwill or religious offering (cepillo de donativos — collection box). A donativo is usually a single transaction, whereas donación can refer to the legal act of donating property.

Examples

"Hizo un donativo a la Cruz Roja."

Natural Translation

He made a donation to the Red Cross.

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