Thesaurus: giving

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Give
2. n. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
3. n. A gift; a benefaction.
4. n. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
5. adj. given or giving freely
6. n. the act of giving
7. n. the imparting of news or promises etc.
8. n. disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
9. 1. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting. 2. A gift; a benefaction. [R.] Pope. 3. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding. "Upon the first giving of the weather." Addison. Giving in, a falling inwards; a collapse. -- Giving out, anything uttered or asserted; an outgiving. His givings out were of an infinite distance From his true meant design. Shak.
10. n:100 n. the act of giving n. the imparting of news or promises etc. n. disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return