benefaction

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ben=e=fac=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

benefaction, n. [L. benefactio, fr. benefacere to do good to one; bene well + facere to do. See Benefit.].

•  The act of conferring a benefit.  Johnson.  [1913 Webster]
•  A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

benefaction, n.
1 a donation or gift.
2 an act of giving or doing good.

Etymology

LL benefactio (as BENEFIT)

THESAURUS

benefaction

act of grace, act of kindness, alms, beneficence, benefit, benevolence, benignity, blessing, boon, charity, contribution, courtesy, favor, good deed, good offices, good turn, grace, kind deed, kind offices, kindly act, kindness, labor of love, manna, mercy, mitzvah, obligation, offering, office, service, turn

ROGET THESAURUS

benefaction

Giving

N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.