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verb

donate

CEFR B2

give to a charity or good cause

In a sentence

Six example sentences with donate, each labelled with its topic.

  • Regular volunteers donate platelets every two weeks, and the hospital's transfusion supply depends almost entirely on that small group.

    Medicine

  • The novelist chose to donate her manuscript drafts to the university library rather than sell them at auction.

    Literature

  • Restaurants near the stadium donate unsold bread each night, and a volunteer van delivers it to three shelters by midnight.

    Cooking

  • Donating appreciated shares lets an investor avoid capital gains tax while the charity receives the full value.

    Finance

  • The orchestra donates its retired violins to school programs, and students learn on instruments once played onstage.

    Music

  • Hikers donate old boots to the trail club, which passes them to volunteers who spend weekends clearing paths.

    Environment

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