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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

  1. name A unisex given name, used for both men and women in English-speaking countries.
  2. noun In Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the virtue of generosity, especially giving alms or charity.

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