benefaction

/bɛnɪˈfakʃ(ə)n/

Meanings

noun

An act of doing good; a benefit, a blessing.

Examples :

"The anonymous donor's benefaction allowed the school to buy new computers for the students. "

noun

An act of charity; almsgiving.

Examples :

"The teacher's benefaction of donating books to the school library was appreciated by all the students. "

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Related Words

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

donating verb

/ˈdoʊneɪtɪŋ/ /dəˈneɪtɪŋ/

To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

"He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery."

charity noun

/ˈtʃæɹɪti/ /ˈtʃɛɹəti/

An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

"The local charity provides food and clothing to families in need. "

benefit noun

/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/ /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/

An advantage; help or aid from something.

"It was for her benefit. His benefit was free beer."

appreciated verb

/əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/ /əˈpriːʃiˌeɪtɪd/

To be grateful or thankful for.

"I appreciate your efforts"

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

blessing verb

/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/

To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.

"The priest will bless the new school building to ensure its protection and good fortune. "

computers noun

/kəmˈpjuːtəs/ /kəmˈpjutɚs/

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

"Before electronic calculators, large organizations employed many computers who calculated numbers for tables and charts by hand. "

anonymous adjective

/əˈnɒnəməs/

Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.

"The anonymous donation to the school library was a surprise. "

allowed verb

/əˈlaʊd/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest"

almsgiving noun

/ˈɑːmzˌɡɪvɪŋ/ /ˈɑːlmzˌɡɪvɪŋ/

The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.

"During Ramadan, many Muslims increase their practice of almsgiving, donating food and money to help those in need. "

library noun

/ˈlaɪbɹi/ /ˈlaɪbɹəɹi/

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

"The local library has a wide selection of books for children and adults. "