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Meaning of giving

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  giving
      adj 1: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the
             bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a
             freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's
             child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the
             arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded
             grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bounteous},
             {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving},
             {liberal}, {openhanded}]
      n 1: the act of giving [syn: {giving}, {gift}]
      2: the imparting of news or promises etc.; "he gave us the news
         and made a great show of the giving"; "giving his word of
         honor seemed to come too easily"
      3: disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving
         value in return; "the alumni followed a program of annual
         giving"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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