private donor

collocation in English

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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donor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdəʊ.nər/
us
/ˈdoʊ.nɚ/
a person who gives some of their blood or a part of their body to help someone who ...
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(Definition ofprivateanddonorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprivate donor

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Aprivatedonor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is most generously contributing nearly half the total purchase price.
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In addition, 300 acres have been given for the purpose by aprivatedonor.
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One effective method of encouraging private citizens to give to the arts would be to extend direct tax breaks to theprivatedonor.
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Thanks to my own lack of shame as a sponger, and the infinitely more laudable tolerance and generosity of aprivatedonor, the postponement was postponed.
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This was offered because of a donation made by an anonymousprivatedonor.
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Oneprivatedonorcontributed 1.2 billion yen (about ten million dollars) to the project.
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It does not appear this was ever completed as the effort failed when aprivatedonorpulled out.
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Since then, a few doctors began to performprivatedonorinsemination.
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We had explicit evidence of how difficult it is to obtain financial support from private donors.
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I want to pay tribute to the generosity of many private donors.
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That leads me to the question of private donors.
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We owe much, too, to the generosity of private donors.
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Private funds and generous private donors have contributed another £25,000.
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In spite of the generous help which they have had from many private donors their work is proceeding all too slowly.
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Private donors give money or they give land.
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The sum asked for is half the purchase price, the remainder being partly subscribed by private donors, and partly from funds available for this purpose.
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Success will depend on contributions by various public and private donors from the international community.
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It depends on generous support from individuals, private donors and the public sector.
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The contributions, from over 30 national societies and private donors, consisted mainly of medical supplies, medicaments and basic equipment for orphanages, homes for the elderly or disabled, hospitals and dispensaries.
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When arts associations are set up, one can appeal to the best among industrialists, local trade unions, private donors, schools, universities, and local councils, and to contributions from the centre.
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