donee

Meanings

1. 1nouncountableformallegal

   The person or group who receives a gift or donation.

   Grammar: Countable and formal: the donor gives, the donee receives.

   Patterns

   • the donee of a gift
   • a donee of something

   The donee accepted the gift and signed the deed.

   A charity is the donee when a donor leaves it money.

   The donor named the hospital as the donee of his estate.

2. 2nouncountablelegal

   A person who has been given legal power to act for another, such as under a power of attorney.

   Grammar: A legal term: the donee of a power acts for the donor.

   Patterns

   • the donee of a power

   The donee of the power of attorney paid the bills while he was ill.

   The document names her sister as the donee.

   A donee must act in the donor's best interests.

Word forms

Common combinations

donor and donee

The contract names the donor and donee.

donee of a power

The donee of a power must follow the instructions.

gift to the donee

The gift to the donee was recorded.

named as donee

She was named as donee in the document.

donee beneficiary

The contract created a donee beneficiary.

Synonyms and how they differ

recipient

Recipient is the plain, general word for someone who receives anything, while donee is the legal term for a gift receiver.

beneficiary

A beneficiary gains from a will, trust or policy, while a donee receives a gift or power directly.

grantee

A grantee receives a grant or property transfer, often by a formal deed.

attorney-in-fact

An attorney-in-fact is the person who holds a power of attorney, which is one meaning of donee.

Opposites

Word family

donor noun

the person who gives

donate verb

to give something, especially to a charity

donation noun

something given to a charity

Commonly confused: donee or donor?

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