Thesaurus results for BENEFACTION

benefaction

noun

ˌbe-nə-ˈfak-shən

Definition of benefaction

as in contribution

a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution the generous benefaction from an anonymous donor meant the animal shelter could stay open

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Recent Examples of benefaction The benefaction of these private nonprofits eventually came to exceed, by a substantial margin, the money dispensed by the government, which has declined over time. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026 The evening ended with the iconic funk band The Bar-Kays bringing everyone to the dance floor for a boogie to celebrate a night of benefaction. — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Mar. 2024 All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer. — J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023 But the full scale of Crow’s benefactions has never been revealed. — Propublica, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023 Its grand eighteenth-century buildings were dominated by the huge Codrington Library, named after the West Indian slave owner whose benefaction enriched his old college. — Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021

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In the document containing questions to ask Entergy witnesses, the commissioners were pressed by the commissioners' staff to ask utility officials about the payments not being treated as a contribution in aid of construction.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
However, a November 2025 McKinsey global survey found that only 39% of respondents had seen AI affect company-wide operating profit, and most of that group said the contribution remained below 5%.

— Erum Manzoor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of contribution

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According to the organization, the donation is the largest private donation that Rozana USA has ever received.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
In lieu of flowers, Parton’s family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

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