"gift" Definition

Definitions for the word "gift" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. t.
Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
A bribe; anything given to corrupt.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery of possession.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To endow with some power or faculty.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
1 thing given; present. 2 natural ability or talent. 3 the power to give (in his gift). 4 giving. 5 colloq. Easy task. [old norse: related to *give]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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