benefaction
noun
ben·e·fac·tion ˌbe-nə-ˈfak-shən 
1
: the act of benefiting
2
: a benefit conferred
especially : a charitable donation
Examples of benefaction in a Sentence
the generous benefaction from an anonymous donor meant the animal shelter could stay open
Recent Examples on the Web
The benefaction of these private nonprofits eventually came to exceed, by a substantial margin, the money dispensed by the government, which has declined over time. —
Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026 The evening ended with the iconic funk band The Bar-Kays bringing everyone to the dance floor for a boogie to celebrate a night of benefaction. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Mar. 2024 Clear thinking, unvarnished assessments, and reference to those timeless lessons: These are the benefactions that National Review Institute brings to the public square. —Peter J. Travers, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023 All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer. —J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023 But the full scale of Crow’s benefactions has never been revealed. —Propublica, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023 But the full scale of Crow’s benefactions has never been revealed. —Joshua Kaplan, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023 Its grand eighteenth-century buildings were dominated by the huge Codrington Library, named after the West Indian slave owner whose benefaction enriched his old college. —Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026 The evening ended with the iconic funk band The Bar-Kays bringing everyone to the dance floor for a boogie to celebrate a night of benefaction. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Mar. 2024 Clear thinking, unvarnished assessments, and reference to those timeless lessons: These are the benefactions that National Review Institute brings to the public square. —Peter J. Travers, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023 All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer. —J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023 But the full scale of Crow’s benefactions has never been revealed. —Propublica, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023 But the full scale of Crow’s benefactions has never been revealed. —Joshua Kaplan, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023 Its grand eighteenth-century buildings were dominated by the huge Codrington Library, named after the West Indian slave owner whose benefaction enriched his old college. —Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021
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“Benefaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/benefaction. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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