Gift

  • 51gift — I gift 1. gift sb., en, e, ene, i sms. gift , fx giftdepot, giftudlægger II gift 2. gift adj., e; som prædikativ kan gift være ubøjet, fx hvor mange af mændene er gift el. gifte?; men i betydningen ‘gift med hinanden’ er det ubøjeligt, fx de er… …

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  • 52gift — n. & v. n. 1 a thing given; a present. 2 a natural ability or talent. 3 the power to give (in his gift). 4 the act or an instance of giving. 5 colloq. an easy task. v.tr. 1 endow with gifts. 2 a (foll. by with) give to as a gift. b bestow as a… …

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  • 53gift — [[t]gɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ gifts 1) N COUNT A gift is something that you give someone as a present. ...a gift of $50.00... They believed the unborn child was a gift from God. ...gift shops. 2) N COUNT: oft N for/of ing/n If someone has a gift for doing… …

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  • 54Gift — Property, money or assets that one person transfers to another while receiving nothing or less than fair market value in return. Under certain circumstances, the IRS collects a tax on gifts. Transfers of money or property that are given freely or …

    Investment dictionary

  • 55gift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. present, donation, favor, bounty; contribution, gratuity, tip, largesse; talent, aptitude, ability. See giving, power, skill, liberality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something given] Syn. present, donation …

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  • 56gift — [[t]gɪft[/t]] n. 1) something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to honor a person or an occasion or to provide assistance; present 2) the act of giving 3) something bestowed or acquired without being sought or earned by the receiver …

    From formal English to slang

  • 57gift — [13] Prehistoric Germanic *geb , the source from which English gets the verb give, produced the derivative *geftiz. This passed into Old English as gift, which, as far as is known, meant only ‘bride price’, and seems to have died out by the… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 58gift — /gɪft / (say gift) noun 1. something given; a present. 2. the act of giving. 3. the power or right of giving. 4. a quality, or special ability; natural endowment; talent. 5. Colloquial anything very easily obtained or understood. –verb (t) 6. to… …

  • 59gift — [13] Prehistoric Germanic *geb , the source from which English gets the verb give, produced the derivative *geftiz. This passed into Old English as gift, which, as far as is known, meant only ‘bride price’, and seems to have died out by the… …

    Word origins

  • 60gift — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse, something given, talent; akin to Old English giefan to give Date: 12th century 1. a notable capacity, talent, or endowment 2. something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without… …

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