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Gift

Gift Meaning & Definition
Gift Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gift?

[n] the act of giving
[n] natural qualities or talents
[n] something acquired without compensation
[v] give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
[v] give qualities or abilities to

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gift: empower | endow | endowment | endue | give | giving | indue | invest | natural endowment | present | talent

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gift: ability | accomplishment | accord | acquirement | acuity | acuteness | administer | adroitness | afford | allot | allow | alms | an ear for | an eye for | aptitude | aptness | attainment | award | baksheesh | benefaction | benefit | benevolence | bent | bestow | bestow on | bestowal | birthday present | bonus | boon | bounty | box | braininess | brightness | brilliance | bump | cadeau | caliber | capability | capacity | capacity for | charity | chip in | Christmas present | clear thinking | cleverness | communicate | compliment | complimentariness | confer | contribute | contribute to | contribution | costlessness | deal | deal out | dexterity | dish out | dispense | dole | dole out | donate | donate to | donation | dower | dowry | endowment | equipment | esprit | expenselessness | extend | facility | faculty | fairing | favor | felicity | flair | fork out | forte | free ride | freebie | freeness | genius | genius for | gift for | gift with | giftedness | gifts | give | give freely | give out | give to | grant | gratuitousness | gratuity | hand out | hand-out | handsel | head | heap | help to | honorarium | impart | inclination | innate aptitude | instinct | issue | keenness | keen-wittedness | kick in | knack | labor of love | largess | largesse | lavish | leaning | legacy | let have | long suit | makings | mental alertness | mercurial mind | mete | mete out | metier | native cleverness | natural endowment | natural gift | nimble mind | nimbleness | nimble-wittedness | no charge | nose | nous | numen | oblation | offer | offering | parts | peace offering | pledge | potential | pour | pourboire | power | powers | premium | present | presentation | prize | proffer | propensity | qualification | quick parts | quick thinking | quick wit | quickness | quick-wittedness | rain | ready wit | remembrance | render | reward | savvy | serve | set | sharpness | sharp-wittedness | shell out | shower | slip | smartness | smarts | snow | souvenir | speciality | specialty | sprightly wit | strength | strong flair | strong point | subscribe | sweeten the kitty | talent | talents | tendency | tender | the goods | the stuff | tip | token | tribute | turn | turn for | vouchsafe | what it takes | white elephant | yield

See Also | accordance | accordance of rights | acquisition | aid | award | bent | bequeath | bequest | bestowal | bestowal | bestowment | bestowment | bride price | bung | cede | charity | conferment | conferral | contribution | contribution | cover | deed over | deliver | devise | distribute | donate | donation | donation | dower | dower | dowery | dowry | economic aid | enable | endow | endowment | enrichment | flair | freebee | freebie | genius | gift horse | give away | give out | give up | giveaway | grant | hand out | hang | knack | lagniappe | largess | largesse | leave | legacy | natural ability | oblation | offering | present | prize | raffle | raffle off | raw talent | render | share-out | sharing | submit | surrender | tender | tip | treat | will

Gift In Webster's Dictionary

\Gift\, n. [OE. gift, yift, yeft, AS. gift, fr. gifan to give; akin to D. & G. gift, Icel. gift, gipt, Goth. gifts (in comp.). See {Give}, v. t.] 1. Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering. Shall I receive by gift, what of my own, . . . I can command ? --Milton. 2. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President. 3. A bribe; anything given to corrupt. Neither take a gift, for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise. --Deut. xvi. 19. 4. Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a pre["e]minent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking. 5. (Law) A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery of possession. --Bouvier. Burrill. {Gift rope} (Naut), a rope extended to a boat for towing it; a guest rope. Syn: Present; donation; grant; largess; benefaction; boon; bounty; gratuity; endowment; talent; faculty. Usage: {Gift}, {Present}, {Donation}. These words, as here compared, denote something gratuitously imparted to another out of one's property. A gift is something given whether by a superior or an inferior, and is usually designed for the relief or benefit of him who receives it. A present is ordinarly from an equal or inferior, and is always intended as a compliment or expression of kindness. Donation is a word of more dignity, denoting, properly, a gift of considerable value, and ordinarly a gift made either to some public institution, or to an individual on account of his services to the public; as, a donation to a hospital, a charitable society, or a minister.
\Gift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gifting}.] To endow with some power or faculty. He was gifted . . . with philosophical sagacity. --I. Taylor.

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