make a donation

idiom

: to give something to help a person, a cause, etc. : make a contribution

Would you like to make a donation to the library fund?

make a donation of food

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In 1718, three years before his death, he was asked to make a donation to the Collegiate School of Connecticut, in New Haven, which was training young men to work for the Church and the state. —

Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Trump Rally Shooting More Online account thought to belong to Trump shooter was fake, source says Live Updates: New details in Trump shooting emerge amid investigations Did the Trump gunman make a donation to Democrats? —

Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 July 2024 Tarsem was told to make a donation to a local school, but the money never went to the right people. —

Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024 This is not the first time Swift steps up to make a donation in time of crisis. —

Daniela Avila, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for make a donation

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