поже́ртвование — meaning in English
pozhertvovaniye
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English meaning
- contribution noun Something given, such as money, time, or effort, that adds to a bigger effort.
- Dana name A unisex given name, used for both men and women in English-speaking countries.
- donation noun Something given freely, usually money or goods, to support a cause or help someone.
- sacrifice verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
Senses
поже́ртвование is used for these senses in English:
- contribution An amount of money given toward something.
- dana The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.
- donation A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
- sacrifice A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see sense 1.3), offered to a deity.
- sacrifice The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; also, the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose.
Dana — full definition
- name A unisex given name, used for both men and women in English-speaking countries.
- noun In Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the virtue of generosity, especially giving alms or charity.