donative

noun

ˈdō-nə-tiv How to pronounce donative (audio)
Definition of donativenext
1
as in bonus
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed the support of the military was bought with a large donative to a couple of well-placed generals

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2
as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return regarded her annual bonus as a just recompense for her job performance and not as some corporate donative

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for donative
  1. bonus
  2. gift
  3. dividend
  4. donation
  5. contribution
  6. present
  7. presentation
Noun
  • Underdog is offering you a chance to earn $100 in bonus bets starting with a $5 wager today.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Plus, SoFi membership comes with referral bonuses, rate discounts* and financial planning tools.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonus
Noun
  • Chivayo's Rolls-Royces, private aircraft, designer shoes, luxury watches, shopping trips abroad and multimillion-dollar gifts were a constant presence on social media, while his relationships with presidents gave him visibility far beyond Zimbabwe.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The gift came with the understanding that a new example would be produced by Serra on-site at the museum; this was done in 1995.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gift
Noun
  • The dividends never went out, however, as the administration sent out $100 billion in tariff refunds through the end of July.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, an investor who held the stock for 25 years now receives annual dividend income that represents a substantial return on their original investment.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dividend
Noun
  • The Treasury Department moved last week to automatically enroll tens of millions of children and greenlight donations of individual stocks as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touts the accounts ahead of midterms.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Ballot measures are not subject to caps on campaign donations.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of donation
Noun
  • The new commitment brings RedBird's total contribution to Skydance to $6 billion, the person said, asking to not be identified because the financing hasn't yet been made public.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • For instance, the contribution amount for a family of four is expected to be $500,000, according to AMIGO.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of contribution
Noun
  • The series backs up 25 years to a Connecticut farm where father Cyrus Trask (Tracy Letts), a peg-legged Civil War veteran, rejects Charles’ gift of a new knife in favor of Adam’s present of a stray puppy, creating a long trail of jealousy.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The lines between Iñárritu’s fiction and our demented present are clearly blurring.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • Bella chews him out for punching Angus in the face right before Angus’s big presentation, which Johnny knew about because they were supposed to throw a return supper for him, a dinner Johnny was supposed to cook.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Consumer habits also proved more stubbornly set than PowerPoint presentations had suggested.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of presentation
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“Donative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donative. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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