n
The act of winning an election to a post because there were no other candidates.
v
(South Africa, law) To receive an inheritance.
n
(historical) A sum of money paid as a reward to the bearer of good news.
n
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
n
(law, historical) In English law, financial relief applied for after the presentation of a petition for divorce, annulment of marriage, or legal separation.
n
The recipient of an annuity.
n
Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
n
(informal, rare) A gratuity automatically added to a bill.
v
(transitive) To give (a person) an award.
n
The act or process of giving or bestowing gifts; endowment.
n
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
v
(transitive) To award a medal to; to adorn with a medal.
n
(UK, theater, slang, obsolete) A benefit (performance to raise funds).
v
(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To benefit; to act as benefactor toward.
n
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
n
One who gives benefit to others; a benefactor.
n
Obsolete form of benefactor. [Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.]
n
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
n
Obsolete spelling of benefit [An advantage; help or aid from something.]
n
A person who benefits somebody else; benefactor.
n
Archaic spelling of benefit. [An advantage; help or aid from something.]
n
Alternative form of benefiter [A person who receives a benefit.]
v
(transitive) To give in marriage.
n
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
adj
(of a person) That earns a better wage than others.
n
One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.
n
(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
n
Alternative form of bountith [(Scotland, historical) A bonus payment made by an employer to a servant.]
n
(Scotland, historical) A bonus payment made by an employer to a servant.
n
(countable) Something given liberally; a gift.
n
(informal) A situation in which the legislative and the executive in a presidential system deadlock and are unable to pass a budget.
adv
Relating to, or in reference to, (one's) budget
n
In Italian contexts, a tip or gratuity.
n
(India, euphemistic) A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.
n
In some jurisdictions, a trust designed for the general benefit of the public.
n
Service or activity done for the benefit of the community at large, such as cleaning, fundraising, pro bono professional services, etc.
n
The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
n
Clipping of contribution. [Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.]
n
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
n
A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
adj
(obsolete) Paying tribute, tributary.
n
A joint recipient; one of several people who receive something.
n
A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
n
A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
n
(rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
n
A person from whom a beneficiary receives money
n
(obsolete) A gift from God.
v
(transitive) To invest with dignity or honour.
n
(law, Scotland) The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
v
(transitive, dated) To treat someone extremely well; to honor with a generous contribution.
n
Money or other goods given as charity.
n
A thing given to a sacred use.
n
Alternative form of donatory [(law, Scotland) A donee of the crown; one to whom, upon certain conditions, escheated property is made over.]
adj
Having been given freely rather than purchased.
n
Someone who has received a donation or someone who needs a donation.
n
A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
adj
Being or relating to a donation.
n
(rare) Donor, one who donates.
n
Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
n
One who makes a donation.
n
Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation.
n
(obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
n
(Britain, Australia) A profitable product or scheme; something that brings in good money.
n
(Ancient Roman historical) A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.
v
(transitive, archaic or obsolete) To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband's property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”).
adj
Having been given a gift.
v
Obsolete form of inherit. [(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).]
n
(law) The exercise of a legal right.
n
(obsolete) Reception of a guest; welcome.
n
Something that one is entitled to.
adj
Given as a favour; given as a gift.
n
An attempt to economize that fails because the less expensive approach is inferior in some way, or ultimately wastes more money than was saved.
n
The oath by which this obligation was assumed.
adj
(of an organization) For the purpose of making money, especially in relation to an organisation that was not formerly, or is not usually, run to make money.
n
(obsolete) A deed done for another, a favour.
adj
Alternative spelling of for-profit [(of an organization) For the purpose of making money, especially in relation to an organisation that was not formerly, or is not usually, run to make money.]
n
(historical) A sum paid on entry to incorporations of trades.
n
A benefit received in addition to the normal benefits of holding a job, or, by extension, any relationship to the source of the benefit.
n
A giving against or away.
n
Obsolete spelling of guerdon [(now literary) A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.]
n
(idiomatic) A benefit received without being deserved.
n
(figuratively) An extremely useful item or service, usually from an unexpected source.
n
(idiomatic) Something with continuous (typically positive) consequences.
n
The act or practice of giving gifts
adj
That may be gifted; suitable for giving as a gift.
n
One who receives a gift.
adj
Relating to gifts or gift-giving
n
(religion) A divine gift.
adj
(informal) Suited to being given as a gift.
n
One who gives; a donor or contributor.
n
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
n
A large, liberal bestowal of money or other financial benefits.
n
A person who gives help or sympathy to someone in distress.
v
(intransitive, dialectal) To perambulate, usually town to town, collecting alms, gifts, or small gratuities before Christmas-time, usually on St. Thomas's Day.
n
(US) One who decides how to allocate grants.
n
(slang) A gratuity or tip.
n
An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
n
(uncountable, informal) Extra benefit.
n
A gift given directly (i.e. by hand), usually to a newly wedded couple; a wedding gift
n
A gift to the poor or needy.
n
(figuratively) An acknowledgment or expression of gratitude, especially for information or inspiration received.
v
(transitive, idiomatic, American spelling) To demonstrate (a rule, law, or policy) by breaking or breaching it.
n
One who receives an honor or award.
n
One who brokers papal indulgences.
n
Alternative form of indult [(Catholicism) A permission or privilege granted by the church authority that excepts an individual from what is otherwise a norm of church law, such as a release from monastic vows.]
n
A person possessing a legal interest in something.
n
Alternative spelling of lagniappe. [(chiefly Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.]
n
(chiefly Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
v
To acquire land that one does not have a right to possess.
n
Alternative spelling of lagniappe. [(chiefly Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.]
n
(obsolete) The bestowment of a largess or gift.
n
(Scotland, law) A letter passing the signet, whereby a debtor is relieved from personal diligence, or whereby an outlaw is reponed against sentence of outlawry.
adv
(idiomatic, derogatory) In a self-important and domineering manner; self-importantly, arrogantly.
n
A company, product, etc. that makes a financial loss.
n
(Christianity) Money collected from members of a congregation by passing a plate during the religious service.
n
A generous benefactor; specifically, a patron of literature or art.
n
Someone who donates a lot, or who is responsible for a large amount of the donations flowing to a person or entity.
n
(law, Scotland) A bequest to a charitable institution.
adj
(obsolete) Having the nature of a gift.
n
The honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; in American English this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate.
n
Interest that a person collects on behalf of another person.
v
To offer as either a gift or an oblation.
n
(by extension) A deed or gift offered charitably.
n
That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
n
A person who has been afforded greater opportunities by having been born into privilege.
n
An offering given, usually as a consolation prize, to a person who is not the ultimate winner of a contest. Often used in a game show for contestants who are not the grand prize winner.
n
(South Africa) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to a customer when they purchase something else.
n
(business) An investor in a business who by agreement or otherwise can not take an active role in the management of the business.
n
One who endows a charity.
n
(chiefly in the plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
n
(US, Southern US) A gratuity given by tradesmen to customers settling their accounts.
n
An act of giving; especially, the giving of a gift during a potlatch ceremony.
n
A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts.
n
An attempt to gain authority in an oppressive or unscrupulous way.
n
Obsolete form of power. [The ability to do or undergo something.]
n
(obsolete) An appraiser; a valuator.
adj
Serving to reward; rewarding.
n
(slang) A present (gift).
n
An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
n
(derogatory) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.
v
(obsolete) To oblige; to confer a favour on.
n
(now historical) An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.
n
A humanitarian organization trying to bring relief to the poor and needy.
n
(Scotland, law) An interest that depends on another interest.
n
(public policy, law, ethics) The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
n
(by extension) An generous source of free gifts or benefits.
n
A person who benefits from serendipity.
n
Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.
n
The beneficiary of a sinecure.
n
(law) A statute that prohibits inheritance by a person who murders someone from whom he or she stands to inherit.
n
Something special such as a gift or extra money.
n
(obsolete) A reward given for saving a person's life; a physician's fee.
n
The act of becoming surety for another.
n
(archaic) A gift or present; a prize.
adj
(of a person) In receipt of a regular payment; salaried
n
One who receives a stipend.
n
A blood donor who continues to make blood donations over a long period.
n
A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives.
n
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.
v
(obsolete, intransitive) To profit by or live on the gifts of others.
n
(Ireland) An extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe.
n
The recipient of a gratuity; somebody tipped off.
n
Someone who tips; someone who gives a gratuity.
n
The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
n
A person who is willing to compromise or to be brought to terms.
n
An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.
n
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
n
(rare) One who pays tribute.
v
(transitive) To adorn with trophies.
n
(informal) A person who is the beneficiary of a trust fund.
n
(obsolete) One who has the use of anything held in trust for another.
n
(law) An equivalent or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, such as money, marriage, services, etc.
adv
Written to show that the goods which have been sent need not be returned or paid for.
n
A prize, usually a multi-million dollar monetary one, offered for a specific scientific or technological advance.
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