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noun

Gift n.

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?"

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."

4.

Some exceptional inborn quality or characteristic; a striking or 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.

Gift rope (Naut), a rope extended to a boat for towing it; a guest rope.

Synonyms: Present; donation; grant; largess; benefaction; boon; bounty; gratuity; endowment; talent; faculty. 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.

verb

Gift v. t. (past & past part. gifted; pres. part. gifting) To endow with some power or faculty. See gift (4). "He was gifted... with philosophical sagacity."

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"Gift" Quotes from Famous Books

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— The Toys of Peace • Saki

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— Rudin • Ivan Turgenev

... mighty to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him; and no one will deny that the righteous come unto him. How then can their eternal salvation be denominated scarce? Impossible. How then are the scriptures to be reconciled with our text, when they declare eternal life to be the gift of God—that we are saved by grace—that help is laid upon one mighty to save—that his arm is not shortened that it cannot save; and that the power of God is to be exerted at the resurrection in making them equal unto the angels? The answer ...

— Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation • John Bovee Dods

... especially to Russia, Servia, and to regenerated Turkey[524]. So daring a coup had not been dealt by Austria since 1848, when Francis Joseph ascended the throne; it is believed that he desired to have the provinces as a jubilee gift, a set off to the loss of Lombardy and Venetia in 1859 and 1866. Certainly Austria had carried out great improvements in Bosnia; but an occupier who improves a farm does not gain the right to possess it except by agreement with others who have joint claims. Moreover, the Young ...

— The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) • John Holland Rose

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