Giving may refer to:
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Gift
A gift or present is an item given to someone (who is not already the owner) without the expectation of payment or anything in return. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is intended to be free. In many cou ...
, the transfer of something without the expectation of receiving something in return
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Generosity
Generosity (also called largesse) is the virtue of being liberal in charity (practice), giving, often as gifts. Generosity is regarded as a virtue by various world religions and List of philosophies, philosophies and is often celebrated in cultur ...
, the habit of giving freely without expecting anything in return
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Charity (practice)
Charity is the Volunteering, voluntary provision of assistance to those in need. It serves as a Humanitarianism, humanitarian act, and is unmotivated by self-interest. Various Philosophy, philosophies about charity exist, with frequent association ...
, 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
Colm (; ) is a masculine given name of Irish origin. It is not an Irish version of ''Colin'', but like '' Callum'' and ''Malcolm'' derives from a Gaelic variation on ''columba'', the Latin word for " dove". The reason for the name's use for o ...
See also
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Alternative giving
Alternative giving is a form of gift giving in which the giver makes a donation to a charitable organization on the gift recipient's behalf, rather than giving them an item. The idea of giving something to one person by paying another was appli ...
, 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)
Gave is a Portugal, Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Melgaço, Portugal, Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 237,[Give (disambiguation)
Give may refer to: making someone get or receive something from someone
Places
* Give, Denmark, a small town
** Give Municipality, a former municipality
Music
* ''Give'' (Balkan Beat Box album), 2012 album by Balkan Beat Box
* ''Give'' (The Ba ...]
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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, u ...
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The Giver
''The Giver'' is a 1993 young adult dystopian novel written by American author Lois Lowry and is 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 take ...
'', a novel by Lois Lowry
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Givers, an American indie rock band
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