GRE vocabulary
benefaction
a charitable gift or an act of generous giving
In a sentence
Benefaction in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing benefaction in a sentence.
The college library was built through the benefaction of a single alumnus.
Synonyms
donationgiftendowment
Antonyms
None listed.
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Common questions
Questions about “benefaction”
Benefaction (noun) means a charitable gift or an act of generous giving
Here is benefaction used in an example sentence: "The college library was built through the benefaction of a single alumnus."
Common synonyms for benefaction include donation, gift, endowment.
Benefaction is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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