Dictionary![]() ![]() giftPronunciation: (gift), [key] —n. 1. something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present. 2. the act of giving. 3. something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned: Those extra points he got in the game were a total gift. 4. a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent: the gift of saying the right thing at the right time. —v.t. 1. to present with as a gift; bestow gifts upon; endow with. 2. to present (someone) with a gift: just the thing to gift the newlyweds. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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