Giving may refer to:
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Gift
A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return. An item is not a gift if that item is already owned by the one to whom it is given. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation ...
, the transfer of something without the expectation of receiving something in return
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Generosity, the habit of giving freely without expecting anything in return
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Charity (practice)
The practice of charity is the voluntary giving of help to those in need, as a humanitarian act, unmotivated by self-interest. There are a number of philosophies about charity, often associated with religion.
Etymology
The word ''charity'' or ...
, the giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver
* ''
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World'', a book by Bill Clinton
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''Giving'' (album), an album by
Colm Ó Snodaigh
See also
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Alternative giving, a form of gift-giving in which the giver makes a donation to a charitable organization in the recipient's name
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GAVE (disambiguation)
GAVE may refer to:
* Gave (Melgaço), a parish in Portugal
* Gave (placename element), a French word meaning ''torrential river'' in the west Pyrenees
* Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), a medical condition
* Gabinete de Avaliação Educacio ...
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Give (disambiguation)
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Given (disambiguation)
A given is a statement or a condition assumed to be true or known, often to explain or give an example of something; for related topics, see:
* Presumption (in law)
* Axiom (in formal logic)
* Givenness (in discourse)
* Conditional probability, us ...
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The Giver
''The Giver'' is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry, set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. In the novel, the society has taken away pain ...
'', a novel by Lois Lowry
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Givers, an American indie rock band
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