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Examples of donee in a Sentence
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Other discrepancies appeared in the reports, including one donee receiving a refund of more than what was donated.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2023
The ring must be returned to the donor, Grandmother, because the donee, her boyfriend, was at fault in terminating the engagement.
—Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
There was delivery of possession when Grandmother, the donor, handed the bag containing a doll, the subject matter of the gift, to Susie, the donee.
—Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
Legal: The gift was incomplete because Billy, the donee, refused to accept it.
—Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
The donee's share has to be at least the proportionate value the gift bears to the whole at that time.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
Contribution limits for 529 Plans are the same as the federal annual gift tax exclusion, which is $15,000 per donor, per donee, per year as of 2020.
—Eric Brotman, Forbes, 26 May 2021
Limiting the annual gift amount to $30,000 per donor, rather than $15,000 per donee.
—Tom Cooney and Crystal Faulkner, The Enquirer, 4 May 2021
Meanwhile, the easement holders and donees, including the Maidu, are anxious to see the job done.
—Spencer Silva, SFChronicle.com, 24 June 2019
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Word History
Etymology
donor
First Known Use
1523, in the meaning defined above
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“Donee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/donee. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
donee
noun
do·nee
dō-ˈnē
: a recipient of biological material (as blood or a graft)
Legal Definition
donee
noun
do·nee
ˌdō-ˈnē
: one that receives or is granted something (as a gift or power)
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