Buy and Donate

Buy

Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.

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Donate and buy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Donate" instead a verb "Buy".

Nearby Words: buyer, buying

Donate verb - To make a present of.

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Buy and donate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy" instead a verb "Donate".

Nearby Words: donation, donating, donative

parts	buy parts	donate parts
piece	buy piece	donate piece
clothes	buy clothes	donate clothes
clothing	buy clothing	donate clothing
Other words: time, book, units, cars, guns, toys.

So every time you buy a computer, or go on vacation, or donate to an inefficient charity, a life that could have been saved wasn't.

Source: Samaritan Syndrome
The price of several of these items have gone down compared the amount you needed to donate in order to earn them but the stamp and background are still very expensive, costing at least one million Neopoints to buy from another Neopian who was willing to donate enough to get one.

Source: Money Sink
Class 3-E used part of their reward to support their later education, donate to some acquaintances, and buy the entire mountain they used to call their classroom, while the rest was returned to the government.

Source: Manga / Assassination Classroom

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