Definition of the word gift

• Afrikaans: geskenk (af), present (af), kado (af)
• Albanian: dhuratë (sq) f
• Amis: amid
• Arabic: هَدِيَّة‎ f (hadiyya)

  Egyptian Arabic: هدية‎ f (hedeya), كادو‎ m (kādu)

  Hijazi Arabic: هَدِيَّة‎ f (hadiyya)

  Lebanese Arabic: هدية‎ f (hedíyi), كادو‎ m (kadō)

  South Levantine Arabic: هدية‎ f (hadiyye, hidiyye)

• Aragonese: regalo m
• Armenian: նվեր (hy) (nver), ընծա (hy) (ənca)
• Aromanian: dar n
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ‎ f (māwhawtā), ܕܲܫܢܵܐ‎ m (dašnā), ܦܲܫܟܲܫ‎ m (paškaš)
• Asturian: regalu m
• Avar: сайигъат (sajiğat)
• Aymara: t’inkha
• Azerbaijani: hədiyyə (az)
• Bashkir: бүләк (büläk), күстәнәс (küstänäs)
• Belarusian: падару́нак m (padarúnak), дар m (dar), гасці́нец m (hascínjec), прэзе́нт m (prezjént)
• Bengali: উপহার (bn) (upohar), তোফা (bn) (tōpha), উপঢৌকন (bn) (upôḍhoukôn), বকশিশ (bn) (bôkśiś), হাদিয়া (bn) (hadiẏoa), সালামি (bn) (śalami)
• Breton: prof (br)
• Bulgarian: пода́рък (bg) m (podárǎk), дар (bg) m (dar)
• Burmese: ပဏ္ဏာ (my) (panna)
• Catalan: present (ca), do (ca), regal (ca)
• Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵡⴻⵔⴹⵉ (awerḍi)
• Chechen: совгӏат (sowğat)
• Cherokee: ᎠᏓᏁᏗ (adanedi)
• Chichewa: mphatso
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 禮物／礼物 (lai⁵ mat⁶)

  Dungan: лищин (lixin), ли (li)

  Hakka: 禮物／礼物 (lî-vu̍t)

  Mandarin: 禮物／礼物 (zh) (lǐwù)

  Min Dong: 禮物／礼物 (lā̤-ŭk)

  Min Nan: 禮物／礼物 (zh-min-nan) (lé-bu̍t / lé-mi̍h / lé-mn̍gh)

  Wu: 禮物／礼物 (li veq)

• Chuvash: парне (parne), кучченеҫ (kuččeneś)
• Corsican: regalu m
• Crimean Tatar: tokuz
• Czech: dar (cs) m, dárek (cs) m
• Danish: gave (da) c
• Dhivehi: ހަދިޔާ‎ (hadiyā)
• Dutch: gift (nl) m or f, geschenk (nl) n, presentje (nl) n, cadeau (nl) n
• Esperanto: donaco
• Estonian: and (et), kingitus
• Ewe: please add this translation if you can
• Extremaduran: please add this translation if you can
• Faliscan: datu
• Faroese: gáva f
• Finnish: lahja (fi)
• French: présent (fr) m, cadeau (fr) m, don (fr) m
• Friulian: don m, regal m, presint m
• Galician: regalo (gl) m, agasallo (gl) m, presente (gl) m
• Georgian: საჩუქარი (sačukari), ძღვენი (ʒɣveni), ნაბოძები (naboʒebi)
• German: Geschenk (de) n, Präsent (de) n (rarely), Spende (de) f, Gabe (de) f
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌼𐍃 m (maiþms), 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 f (fragifts), 𐌰𐌹𐌱𐍂 n (aibr)
• Greek: δώρο (el) n (dóro), δωρεά (el) f (doreá), χάρισμα (el) n (chárisma)

  Ancient: δῶρον n (dôron), δώρημα n (dṓrēma)

• Gujarati: ભેટ f (bheṭ), બક્ષિશ f (bakṣiś)
• Hausa: kyauta (ha)
• Hawaiian: makana
• Hebrew: מַתָּנָה‎ (he) f (mataná), שַׁי‎ (he) m (shay)
• Hindi: उपहार (hi) m (uphār), देन (hi) f (den), बख़्शिश f (baxśiś), सौग़ात m (sauġāt), भेंट f (bheṇṭ)
• Hungarian: ajándék (hu)
• Icelandic: gjöf (is) f
• Ido: donacajo (io)
• Igbo: ugbua
• Indonesian: hadiah (id), kado (id)
• Ingush: совгӏат (sowğat)
• Interlingua: dono
• Irish: bronntanas m, tabhartas m, féirín m
• Italian: regalo (it) m, dono (it) m, presente (it) m
• Japanese: 贈り物 (ja) (おくりもの, okurimono), 贈答品 (ぞうとうひん, zōtōhin), プレゼント (ja) (purezento), ギフト (gifuto), 進物 (ja) (しんもつ, shinmotsu), 礼物 (ja) (れいもつ, reimotsu)
• Javanese: hadiah
• Kannada: ಕೊಡುಗೆ (kn) (koḍuge)
• Kazakh: сый (syi), сыйлық (syilyq)
• Khmer: ជំនូន (km) (cumnuun), អំណោយ (km) (ʼɑmnaoy)
• Korean: 선물(膳物) (ko) (seonmul), 프레젠트 (peurejenteu), 기프트 (gipeuteu)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: دیاری‎ (ckb) (dyarî)

  Northern Kurdish: diyarî (ku), hediye (ku)

• Kyrgyz: сыйлык (ky) (sıylık), белек (ky) (belek)
• Ladin: bonaman f
• Lao: ຂວັນ (lo) (khuan), ຂອງຂວັນ (khǭng khuan), ຂອງຕ້ອນ (lo) (khǭng tǭn), ເຄື່ອງຕ້ອນ (khư̄ang tǭn), ຂອງຝາກ (khǭng fāk), ກຳນັນ (kam nan)
• Latgalian: duovona f
• Latin: dōnum (la) n, mūnus (la) n, xenium n (particularly from a guest to a host)
• Latvian: dāvana (lv) f
• Lezgi: багъиш (baġiš)
• Ligurian: regalu m, cadò
• Lithuanian: dovana f
• Luganda: please add this translation if you can
• Luxembourgish: Geschenk (lb) n, Cadeau (lb) n, Kaddo (lb) n, Don m, Spend f
• Macedonian: по́дарок m (pódarok), дар m (dar), прово́дија f (provódija), даро́вница f (daróvnica)
• Malay: hadiah
• Malayalam: സമ്മാനം (ml) (sammānaṃ)
• Maltese: rigal
• Manx: gioot m, tortys f, nastey m
• Maore Comorian: zawadi class 9/10
• Maori: koha, kōpare (refers to food given to a host when visiting), perehana, takoha
• Marathi: भेटवस्तू (bheṭvastū)
• Marsian: dunom
• Mirandese: please add this translation if you can
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: бэлэг (mn) (beleg)

• Ngazidja Comorian: ɓambu class 5/6, hiɗaya class 7/8
• Norman: persent m (Guernsey), présent m (Jersey)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gave (no) m or f, presang (no) m

  Nynorsk: gåve f, presang m

• Occitan: present (oc) m, don (oc) m
• Old English: ġiefu (ang) f
• Old Norse: gipt f, gáfa f, gjǫf f
• Old Swedish: gava
• Oriya: ଦାନ (or) (danô)
• Ossetian: лӕвар (lævar)
• Pashto: ارمغان‎ (ps) m (armaǧãn), بخشش‎ m (baxšᶕš), تارتوک‎ (ps) m (tārtúk), تحفه‎ (ps) f (tohfá), هديه‎ f (hadya), پېشکش‎ m (peškaš)
• Persian: هدیه‎ (fa) (hediye), پیشکش‎ (fa) (piškeš), کادو‎ (fa) (kâdo)
• Plautdietsch: Gow f, Jeschenkj n
• Polish: prezent (pl) m, dar (pl) m, podarunek (pl) m, podarek (pl) m
• Portuguese: presente (pt) m, prenda (pt) f
• Punjabi: ਉਪਹਾਰ (pa) m (upahār), ਤੋਹਫ਼ਾ m (tohfā)
• Rajasthani: please add this translation if you can
• Romanian: cadou (ro) n, dar (ro) n
• Romansch: regal m
• Russian: пода́рок (ru) m (podárok), дар (ru) m (dar), презе́нт (ru) m (prezént), гости́нец (ru) m (gostínec)
• Sanskrit: मघ (sa) m (magha), उपहार (sa) m (upahāra), दान (sa) n (dāna), दुवस् (sa) n (duvas)
• Sardinian

  Logudorese: regalu m

• Scots: please add this translation if you can
• Scottish Gaelic: tiodhlac m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: по̀клон m, да̑р m

  Roman: pòklon (sh) m, dȃr (sh) m

• Sicilian: rigalu (scn) m, rijalu (scn) m, prisenti (scn) m
• Sindhi: please add this translation if you can
• Sinhalese: තෑග්ග (tǣgga)
• Slovak: dar (sk) m, (diminutive) darček m
• Slovene: darilo (sl) n
• Somali: hadyad, diiqo
• Sotho: mpho (st)
• Spanish: regalo (es) m, obsequio (es) m
• Swahili: zawadi (sw) class 9/10, kipawa (sw) class 7/8
• Swedish: present (sv) c, gåva (sv) c, skänk (sv) c
• Tagalog: regalo (tl), bigay (tl), pasalubong
• Tajik: ҳадя (hadya), тӯҳфа (tühfa), пешкаш (peškaš), бахшиш (tg) (baxšiš)
• Tamil: பரிசு (ta) (paricu)
• Tatar: бүләк (tt) (büläk)
• Telugu: కానుక (te) (kānuka), బహుమతి (te) (bahumati)
• Thai: ของขวัญ (th) (kɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn), ของกำนัล (kɔ̌ɔng-gam-nan), ของฝาก (kɔ̌ɔng-fàak), กำนัล (th) (gam-nan)
• Tibetan: རྔན་པ (rngan pa), ལག་རྟགས (lag rtags)
• Tocharian B: āyor
• Tswana: mpho class 9/10
• Turkish: hediye (tr), armağan (tr)
• Turkmen: peşeş, zehin (tk), sylag
• Udmurt: кузьым (kuźym)
• Ugaritic: 𐎎𐎉𐎃 (mṭḫ), 𐎜𐎌𐎐 (ủšn)
• Ukrainian: подару́нок m (podarúnok), дару́нок (darúnok), дар (dar), рале́ць (uk) m (ralécʹ), презе́нт m (prezént), гости́нець m (hostýnecʹ)
• Urdu: تُحْفَہ‎ m (tuhfa), سَوْغات‎ m (sauġāt), ہَدِیَہ‎ m (hadya), بَخْشِش‎ f (baxśiś), عَطِیَّہ‎ (ur) m (‘atiyya)
• Uyghur: سوۋغات‎ (sowghat), سوۋغا‎ (sowgha), تارتۇق‎ (tartuq), ھەدىيىلىك‎ (hediyilik)
• Uzbek: sovg’a (uz), tuhfa (uz)
• Vestinian: duno
• Vietnamese: quà (vi), quà tặng, quà biếu
• Volapük: legivot (vo)
• Walloon: bistoke (wa) f, cado (wa) m, prezint m
• Welsh: anrheg (cy) f
• West Frisian: jefte
• Wolof: yóobal
• Xhosa: isipho
• Yakut: бэлэх (beleq)
• Yiddish: גאָב‎ f (gob), מתּנה‎ f (matone), געשאַנק‎ n (geshank)
• Yoruba: ẹ̀bùn
• Yup’ik: cikirun
• Zazaki: hediye m, peskes
• Zulu: isipho, isiphiwo, umkhungo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return. An item is not a gift if that item is already owned by the one to whom it is given. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is meant to be free. In many countries, the act of mutually exchanging money, goods, etc. may sustain social relations and contribute to social cohesion. Economists have elaborated the economics of gift-giving into the notion of a gift economy. By extension the term gift can refer to any item or act of service that makes the other happier or less sad, especially as a favor, including forgiveness and kindness. Gifts are also first and foremost presented on occasions such as birthdays and holidays.

Presentation[edit]

In many cultures gifts are traditionally packaged in some way. For example, in Western cultures, gifts are often wrapped in wrapping paper and accompanied by a gift note which may note the occasion, the recipient’s name and the giver’s name. In Chinese culture, red wrapping connotes luck. Although inexpensive gifts are common among colleagues, associates and acquaintances, expensive or amorous gifts are considered more appropriate among close friends, romantic interests or relatives.^[1]

Gift-giving occasions[edit]

Gift-giving occasions may be:

• An expression of love or friendship
• An expression of gratitude for a gift received.
• An expression of piety, in the form of charity.
• An expression of solidarity, in the form of mutual aid.
• To share wealth.
• To offset misfortune.
• Offering travel souvenirs.
• Custom, on occasions (often celebrations) such as
  • A birthday (the person who has his or her birthday gives cake, etc. and/or receives gifts).
  • A potlatch, in societies where status is associated with gift-giving rather than acquisition.
  • Christmas (throughout the history of Christmas gift giving, people have given one another gifts, often pretending they are left by Santa Claus, the Christ Child or Saint Nicholas).
  • Feast of Saint Nicholas (people give each other gifts, often supposedly receiving them from Saint Nicholas).
  • Easter baskets with chocolate eggs, jelly beans, and chocolate rabbits are gifts given on Easter.
  • Greek Orthodox Christians in Greece, will give gifts to family and friends on the Feast of Saint Basil.
  • Muslims give gifts to family and friends, known as Eidi, on Eid al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan) and on Eid al-Adha.
  • American Jews give Hanukkah gifts to family and friends.
  • Hindus give Diwali and Pongal gifts to family and friends. Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan is another occasion where brothers give gifts to sisters.
  • Buddhists give Vesak gifts to family and friends.
  • Gifts are given to among African American families and friends on Kwanzaa.
  • A wedding (the couple receives gifts and gives food and/or drinks at the wedding reception).
  • A wedding anniversary (each spouse receives gifts).
  • A funeral (visitors bring flowers, the relatives of the deceased give food and/or drinks after the ceremonial part).
  • A birth (the baby receives gifts, or the mother receives a gift from the father known as a push present).
  • Passing an examination (the student receives gifts).
  • Father’s Day (the father receives gifts).
  • Mother’s Day (the mother receives gifts).
  • Siblings Day (the sibling receives gifts)
  • Exchange of gifts between a guest and a host, often a traditional practice.
  • Lagniappe
  • Retirement Gifts
  • Congratulations Gifts
  • Engagement Gifts
  • Housewarming party Gifts
  • Women’s day Gifts
  • Valentine’s Day

Promotional gifts[edit]

Promotional gifts vary from the normal gifts. The recipients of the gifts may be either employee of a company or the clients. Promotional gifts are mainly used for advertising purposes. They are used to promote the brand name and increase its awareness among the people. In promotional gifting procedures, the quality and presentation of the gifts hold more value than the gifts itself since it will act as a gateway to acquire new clients or associates.^{[citation needed]}

As reinforcement and manipulation[edit]

Giving a gift to someone is not necessarily just an altruistic act. It may be given in the hope that the receiver reciprocates in a particular way. It may take the form of positive reinforcement as a reward for compliance, possibly for an underhand manipulative and abusive purpose.^[2]

Unwanted gifts[edit]

A significant fraction of gifts are unwanted, or the giver pays more for the item than the recipient values it, resulting in a misallocation of economic resources known as a deadweight loss. Unwanted gifts are often «regifted», donated to charity, or thrown away.^[3] A gift that actually imposes a burden on the recipient, either due to maintenance or storage or disposal costs, is known as a white elephant.

One cause of the mismatch between the giver’s and receiver’s view is that the giver is focused on the act of giving the gift, while the receiver is more interested in the long-term utilitarian value of the gift.^[4] For example, many receivers prefer a future experience instead of an object, or a practical gift that they have requested over a more expensive, showier gift chosen by the giver.^[4]

One means of reducing the mismatch between the buyer and receivers’ tastes is advance coordination, often undertaken in the form of a wedding registry or Christmas list. Wedding registries in particular are often kept at a single store, which can designate the exact items to be purchased (resulting in matching housewares), and to coordinate purchases so the same gift is not purchased by different guests. One study found that wedding guests who departed from the registry typically did so because they wished to signal a closer relationship to the couple by personalizing a gift, and also found that as a result of not abiding by the recipients’ preferences, their gifts were appreciated less often.^[5]

An estimated $3.4 billion was spent on unwanted Christmas gifts in the United States in 2017.^[6] The day after Christmas is typically the busiest day for returns in countries with large Christmas gift giving traditions.^[6][7] The total unredeemed value of gift cards purchased in the U.S. each year is estimated to be about a billion dollars.^[3]

In some cases, people know the preferences of recipients very well, and can give highly valued gifts. Some value in gift-giving comes from assisted preference discovery — people receiving gifts they did not know they would like, or which they did not know were available. Behavioral economists propose that the non-material value of gifts lies in strengthening relationships by signalling the giver was thoughtful, or spent time and effort on the gift.^[8]

Legal aspects[edit]

At common law, for a gift to have legal effect, it was required that there be (1) intent by the donor to give a gift, and (2) delivery to the recipient of the item to be given as a gift.

In some countries, certain types of gifts above a certain monetary amount are subject to taxation. For the United States, see Gift tax in the United States.

In some contexts, gift giving can be construed as bribery. This tends to occur in situations where the gift is given with an implicit or explicit agreement between the giver of the gift and its receiver that some type of service will be rendered (often outside of normal legitimate methods) because of the gift. Some groups, such as government workers, may have strict rules concerning gift giving and receiving so as to avoid the appearance of impropriety.^[9]

Cross border monetary gifts are subject to taxation in both source and destination countries based on the treaty between the two countries.

Religious views[edit]

Lewis Hyde claims in The Gift that Christianity considers the Incarnation and subsequent death of Jesus to be the greatest gift to humankind, and that the Jataka contains a tale of the Buddha in his incarnation as the Wise Hare giving the ultimate alms by offering himself up as a meal for Sakka. (Hyde, 1983, 58-60)

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the bread and wine that are consecrated during the Divine Liturgy are referred to as «the Gifts.» They are first of all the gifts of the community (both individually and corporately) to God, and then, after the epiklesis, the Gifts of the Body and Blood of Christ to the Church.

Ritual sacrifices can be seen as return gifts to a deity.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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GIFT

abbr.

gamete intrafallopian transfer

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gift

 (gĭft)

n.

1. Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation: I received several gifts for my birthday. Your gift of $100 is greatly appreciated.

2. The act of giving: The painting came into their possession by gift.

3. A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination: She has a gift for playing the piano.

tr.v. gift·ed, gift·ing, gifts

1. To present something as a gift to: gifted his niece with a watch.

2. To give as a gift: «King Charles II … had gifted the land of Carolina to certain members of his court» (Marilyn Yalom).

3. To endow with: Nature has gifted her with a fine voice.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

gift

(ɡɪft)

n

1. something given; a present

2. a special aptitude, ability, or power; talent

3. the power or right to give or bestow (esp in the phrases in the gift of, in (someone’s) gift)

4. the act or process of giving

5. look a gift-horse in the mouth (usually negative) to find fault with a free gift or chance benefit

vb (tr)

6. to present (something) as a gift to (a person)

7. (often foll by with) to present (someone) with a gift

8. rare to endow with; bestow

[Old English gift payment for a wife, dowry; related to Old Norse gipt, Old High German gift, Gothic fragifts endowment, engagement; see give]

ˈgiftless adj

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GIFT

(ɡɪft)

n acronym for

(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) gamete intrafallopian transfer: a technique, similar to in vitro fertilization, that enables some women who are unable to conceive to bear children. Egg cells are removed from the woman’s ovary, mixed with sperm, and introduced into one of her Fallopian tubes

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

gift

(gɪft)
n.

1. something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to honor a person or an occasion or to provide assistance; present.

2. the act of giving.

3. something bestowed or acquired without being sought or earned by the receiver.

4. a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent: a gift for music.

v.t.

5. to give some power, capacity, or talent to.

6. to present (someone) with a gift: just the thing to gift the newlyweds.

[1125–75; Middle English < Old Norse gift; c. Old English gift (Middle English yift) marriage gift; akin to give]

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

gift

Past participle: gifted
Gerund: gifting

Imperative
gift
gift

Present
I gift
you gift
he/she/it gifts
we gift
you gift
they gift

Preterite
I gifted
you gifted
he/she/it gifted
we gifted
you gifted
they gifted

Present Continuous
I am gifting
you are gifting
he/she/it is gifting
we are gifting
you are gifting
they are gifting

Present Perfect
I have gifted
you have gifted
he/she/it has gifted
we have gifted
you have gifted
they have gifted

Past Continuous
I was gifting
you were gifting
he/she/it was gifting
we were gifting
you were gifting
they were gifting

Past Perfect
I had gifted
you had gifted
he/she/it had gifted
we had gifted
you had gifted
they had gifted

Future
I will gift
you will gift
he/she/it will gift
we will gift
you will gift
they will gift

Future Perfect
I will have gifted
you will have gifted
he/she/it will have gifted
we will have gifted
you will have gifted
they will have gifted

Future Continuous
I will be gifting
you will be gifting
he/she/it will be gifting
we will be gifting
you will be gifting
they will be gifting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gifting
you have been gifting
he/she/it has been gifting
we have been gifting
you have been gifting
they have been gifting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gifting
you will have been gifting
he/she/it will have been gifting
we will have been gifting
you will have been gifting
they will have been gifting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gifting
you had been gifting
he/she/it had been gifting
we had been gifting
you had been gifting
they had been gifting

Conditional
I would gift
you would gift
he/she/it would gift
we would gift
you would gift
they would gift

Past Conditional
I would have gifted
you would have gifted
he/she/it would have gifted
we would have gifted
you would have gifted
they would have gifted

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	gift — something acquired without compensation acquisition — something acquired; «a recent acquisition by the museum» bequest, legacy — (law) a gift of personal property by will devise — (law) a gift of real property by will free lunch — something acquired without effort or payment or obligation; «there is no free lunch in politics or Hollywood» dower, dowery, dowry, portion — money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage bride price — money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride largess, largesse — a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously economic aid, financial aid, aid — money to support a worthy person or cause prize, award — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; «the prize was a free trip to Europe» present — something presented as a gift; «his tie was a present from his wife» donation, contribution — a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause enrichment — a gift that significantly increases the recipient’s wealth lagniappe — a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase) bestowment, bestowal — a gift that is bestowed or conferred freebee, freebie — something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme); «the road map was a freebie» giveaway — a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group gift horse — a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically; «it wasn’t much, but don’t look a gift horse in the mouth»
	2.	gift — natural abilities or qualities   endowment, natural endowment, talent natural ability — ability that is inherited hang, knack, bent — a special way of doing something; «he had a bent for it»; «he had a special knack for getting into trouble»; «he couldn’t get the hang of it» flair, genius — a natural talent; «he has a flair for mathematics»; «he has a genius for interior decorating» raw talent — powerfully impressive talent
	3.	gift — the act of giving       giving oblation, offering — the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; «oblations for aid to the poor» share-out, sharing — a distribution in shares bestowal, conferment, conferral, bestowment — the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift accordance of rights, accordance — the act of granting rights; «the accordance to Canada of rights of access» endowment — the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; «his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time» charity — an activity or gift that benefits the public at large donation, contribution — act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity almsgiving, alms-giving — making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
Verb	1.	gift — give qualities or abilities to endow, endue, indue, invest, empower enable — render capable or able for some task; «This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street»; «The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain» cover — invest with a large or excessive amount of something; «She covered herself with glory»
	2.	gift — give as a present; make a gift of; «What will you give her for her birthday?» present, give dower, endow — furnish with an endowment; «When she got married, she got dowered» hand out, pass out, give out, distribute — give to several people; «The teacher handed out the exams» give away — make a gift of; «She gave away her antique furniture» raffle, raffle off — dispose of in a lottery; «We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas» bung, fee, tip — give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; «Remember to tip the waiter»; «fee the steward» bequeath, will, leave — leave or give by will after one’s death; «My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry»; «My grandfather left me his entire estate» cede, surrender, give up, deliver — relinquish possession or control over; «The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in» deed over, grant — transfer by deed; «grant land» treat — provide with a gift or entertainment; «Grandmother always treated us to the circus»; «I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed» donate — give to a charity or good cause; «I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake»; «donate money to the orphanage»; «She donates to her favorite charity every month» tender — offer or present for acceptance render, submit — make over as a return; «They had to render the estate»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

gift

noun

1. donation, offering, present, contribution, grant, legacy, hand-out, endowment, boon, bequest, gratuity, prezzie (informal), bonsela (S. African), largesse or largess a gift of $50,000

2. talent, ability, capacity, genius, power, bent, faculty, capability, forte, flair, knack, aptitude As a youth he discovered a gift for teaching.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

gift

noun

1. Something bestowed freely:

2. Something given to a charity or cause:

3. An innate capability:

aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, head, instinct, knack, talent, turn.

verb

To present with a quality, trait, or power:

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Translations

موهِبَههَدِيَّةهَدِيَّه، مِنْحَهيَهب

dardarovatnadánídárek

gavegivetalentdonereevne

donaco

andkinkima

lahjalahjoittaakyky

dar

gefagjöfhæfileiki, gáfa

贈り物

선물

daredonaredonum

gamtos apdovanotasgerai pakabintas liežuvispadovanotitalentas

dāvanadāvinātspējastalants

dar

dardarilo

gåvapresentbegåvning

ของขวัญ

quà

gift

[gɪft]

A. N

3. (= power to give) the office is in the gift of → el cometido está en manos de …

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gift

[ˈgɪft]

(= donation) → don m

(= talent) → don m
to have a gift for sth → être doué pour qch
Dave has a gift for painting → Dave est doué pour la peinture.

(= blessing) the gift of life → le don de la vie free gift

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gift

[gɪft] n

b. (talent) to have a gift for sth → avere il dono di qc

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gift

(gift) noun

1. something given willingly, eg as a present. a birthday gift.

2. a natural ability. She has a gift for music.

verb

to give or present as a gift. This painting was gifted by our former chairman.

ˈgifted adjective

having very great natural ability. a gifted musician/child.

gift of the gab

the ability to talk fluently and persuasively.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

gift

→ هَدِيَّة dárek gave Geschenk δώρο regalo lahja présent dar regalo 贈り物 선물 geschenk gave dar presente подарок gåva ของขวัญ armağan quà 礼物

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

• This is a gift for you

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

GIFT

abbr gamete intrafallopian transfer. V. transfer.

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.