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Definition of Gift
Gift

Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.

A bribe; anything given to corrupt.

Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking.

A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery of possession.

To endow with some power or faculty.

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Gift Quotations

Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.
Leo Buscaglia

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
Steve Prefontaine

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
Mother Teresa

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.
Katherine Anne Porter

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
Voltaire

Gift Translations

gift in Afrikaans is donasie, geskenk
gift in Danish is gave
gift in Dutch is gift, cadeau, geschenk, donatie
gift in Finnish is lahja
gift in French is cadeau, don
gift in German is Gabe, Geschenk, Gabe
gift in Italian is presente, talento
gift in Latin is stips, donum, charisma
gift in Norwegian is gave, anlegg
gift in Spanish is regalo, talento


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