{
    "term": "donor",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person or an organization that makes a gift of money, clothes, food, etc. to a charity, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "international aid donors *(= countries that give money, etc. to help other countries)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is one of the charity's main donors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Donors pledged a total of $1 000 million in relief aid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The charity received £50 000 from an anonymous donor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "loans from rich donor countries to low-income nations"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues", "Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["wealthy", "big", "generous"],
                "donor + verb": [
                    "give something",
                    "make a donation",
                    "pledge something"
                ],
                "donor + noun": ["country", "government"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who gives blood or a part of his or her body to be used by doctors in medical treatment",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a blood donor"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The heart transplant will take place as soon as a suitable donor can be found."
                },
                {
                    "text": "donor organs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a donor card *(= a card that you carry giving permission for doctors to use parts of your body after your death)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Not all patients who die are suitable as organ donors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The operation will go ahead as soon as a suitable donor can be found."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Donors give blood twice a year."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["blood", "bone-marrow", "egg"],
                "donor + verb": ["donate something", "give something"],
                "donor + noun": ["blood", "egg", "organ"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊnə(r)/",
                "audio": "do/donor/donor__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdəʊnər/",
                "audio": "do/donor/donor__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French doneur, from Latin donator, from donare ‘give’."
}