2. The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift; SYN. bestowment, conferral, conferment.

ETYM Latin donatio; cf. French donation.
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
2. That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another as a gift.
3. The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another as a free gift.

ETYM Old Eng. gift, yift, yeft, AS. gift, from gifan to give; akin to Dutch and German gift, Icel. gift, gipt, Goth. gifts (in comp.). Related to Give. Something acquired without compensation.

1. Something presented as a gift
2. Any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; SYN. nowadays.
3. A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking; SYN. present tense.
Temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration