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 But the full scale of Crow’s benefactions has never been revealed. — Propublica, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023 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 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 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 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 that ruling, the high court said a cap on the amount of post-election contributions that can be used to repay a candidate who loaned their campaign money was unconstitutional.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Left standing were the rather low limits on direct contributions to candidates as well as the limits on how much parties could contribute to directly support candidates.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of contribution

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In May, the Eagles Autism Foundation had another record-breaking year, raising more than $16 million through 40,000 donations and 6,832 participants.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Much of Epstein’s cover letter for the role is devoted to growing FIU’s prestige and bringing in more donations to the school.

— Austin Horn June 30, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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