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Geschenk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boon noun Something helpful or beneficial; a welcome advantage.
  • bounty noun A reward offered, often by an authority, for capturing a person or completing a specific task.
  • gift noun Something given to someone freely, without payment expected in return.

Senses

Geschenk is used for these senses in English:

  • boon (Hinduism) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.
  • bounty (countable) Something given liberally; a gift.
  • gift Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
  • gift Something gained incidentally, without effort.

bounty — full definition

  1. noun A reward offered, often by an authority, for capturing a person or completing a specific task.
  2. noun Generosity, or the plentiful things that generosity provides.

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