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benefaction

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun benefaction has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

benefactionn. [L. benefactio, fr. benefacere to do good to one; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.].
  •  The act of conferring a benefit.  Johnson.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation.  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

benefaction, n.
1 a donation or gift.
2 an act of giving or doing good.

Etymology
LL benefactio (as BENEFIT)

THESAURUS

benefaction

act of grace, act of kindness, alms, beneficence, benefit, benevolence, benignity, blessing, boon, charity, contribution, courtesy, favor, good deed, good offices, good turn, grace, kind deed, kind offices, kindly act, kindness, labor of love, manna, mercy, mitzvah, obligation, offering, office, service, turn

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benefaction

Giving

N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.

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