anonymous donor

collocation in English

meaningsofanonymousanddonor

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anonymous
adjective
uk
/əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs/us
/əˈnɑː.nə.məs/
made or done by someone whose name is not known or 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 ofanonymousanddonorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The beneficiary of blood donation, neither knowing of, nor usually caring about, theanonymousdonor uses the blood (and its donor) exclusively as a means to her own ends.
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Such a therapeutic choice may seem more acceptable to some couples than standardanonymousdonorinsemination, where the husband would make no genetic contribution to his progeny.
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It has £1,147,117, of which £400,000 was given by a privateanonymousdonorwhich was a superb gesture.
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It was the express intention of theanonymousdonorof this fund that it should remain in the hands of private trustees for accumulation.
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Anotheranonymousdonorhas been equally kind in providing the swings and other equipment necessary for the formation of a playground for children immediately around the fountain.
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The real estate and an endowment for its conversion into a park were a gift to the city, from ananonymousdonor.
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In the summer of 2007, the quadrangle was renovated with funds from ananonymousdonor.
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In 2010 ananonymousdonoragreed to pay the rent on the building, removing earlier doubts about the future viability of the museum.
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The awards are funded by ananonymousdonor.
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Since the reconstruction began the hall has received generous donations from local individuals including a $1,000,000 gift from ananonymousdonorto kick off the reconstruction.
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The statue was commissioned on behalf of ananonymousdonor.
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When the meat was shriveling, flaking, and falling off, oneanonymousdonorgave the gallery $260 for replacement meat.
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To be a member of the working poor is to be ananonymousdonor, a nameless benefactor, to everyone.
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The school library, made up of a separate ante-library and larger non-fiction library was recently renovated using funding from ananonymousdonor.
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Ananonymousdonorhas pledged to establish an endowment to support future development.
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They found a plastic surgeon who was willing to perform the procedure, and ananonymousdonorprovided $35,000 for the procedures.
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In 1981 ananonymousdonorgave the library $75,000 to computerize its circulation, cataloging, and inventory systems.
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Theanonymousdonorpurchased the seat to propose to his girlfriend.
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He had been on a waiting list for more than 20 months before receiving the heart from ananonymousdonor.
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In 1983, ananonymousdonorprovided funds to add a second floor to the high school for the creation of a middle school.
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