gift

gift
n
1. present, favor, Scot. propine, endowment; Law. acquest, Law. bequest, Law. legacy, heritage, inheritance, dowry; benefaction, bounty, largess, donation, donative, contribution, offering, Eccles. offertory, Eccles. alterage, peace offering; bonus, prize, premium, giveaway, freebie, benefit, blessing, boon; charity, alms, dole, gratuity, honorarium, tip, fee, Fr. pourboire(in India, Turkey etc.) baksheesh, (in Chinese ports) cumshaw, handout; grant, aid, allowance, allotment, stipend, subsidy, subvention.
2. presentation, bestowal, conferment, conferral, benefaction, donation, contribution; endowment, endowing, granting, subsidizing; offertory, almsgiving, charity.
3. talent, faculty, endowment, genius, facility, flair, bent, turn, knack, forte, strong point, dowry; aptitude, intelligence, mother wit, ingenuity, cleverness, aptness, mind for.
4. ability, ableness, capacity, capability, potential, potentiality, potency, power; skill, skillfulness, dexterity, adroitness, address, deftness, knowhow, savoir-faire.
v
5. present, give, bestow, confer, proffer, Archaic propine; endow, will, leave, Law. bequeath, Law. devise, dower; largess, donate, contribute, offer; dole, tip, (in India, Turkey, etc.) basksheesh.

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