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  2. Alternative giving - Wikipedia

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    Alternative giving is a form of gift giving in which the giver makes a donation to a charitable organization on the gift recipient's behalf, rather than giving them an item. The idea of giving something to one person by paying another was applied by Benjamin Franklin as a "trick ... for doing a deal of good with a little money", which came to ...

  3. Indian giver - Wikipedia

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    To an Indian, the giving of gifts was an extension of this system of trade and a gift was expected to be reciprocated with something of equal value. Europeans, upon encountering this practice, misunderstood it, considering it uncouth and impolite. To them, trade was conducted with money and gifts were freely given with nothing expected in return.

  4. List of alternative country names - Wikipedia

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    It means Land of Serpents); Portugalensis patrie, Portugalensium patrie and Portugaliae by King Afonso I, Regno Portugalensium and Portugalis (Latin, Medieval); Portugalliae et Algarbiae, Portugalliae, Lusitaniae (Latin); Purtugall (Middle Ages); Burtughāl is the word for Portugal and orange in Arabic (Portuguese influence and expansion ...

  5. 6 Alternatives To Traditional Gift-Giving This Holiday Season

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  6. 6 Alternatives To Traditional Gift-Giving This Holiday Season

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    This is another game that often sets a cost limit on gifts or even requires a DIY gift, so it's definitely an interesting -- and sometimes challenging -- way to give a gift without spending a ton ...

  7. Dāna - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, lack of giving leads to unhappy states and poverty. Dāna leads to one of the pāramitās or "perfections", the dānapāramitā. This can be characterized by unattached and unconditional generosity, giving and letting go. [citation needed] Buddhists believe that giving without seeking anything in return leads to greater spiritual ...

  8. Gift economy - Wikipedia

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    However, as in the example of the Trobriand armbands and necklaces, this "perishing" may not consist of consumption as such, but of the gift moving on. In other societies, it is a matter of giving some other gift, either directly in return or to another party. To keep the gift and not give another in exchange is reprehensible.

  9. Giving - Wikipedia

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    Giving may refer to: Gift, the transfer of something without the expectation of receiving something in return; Generosity, the habit of giving freely without expecting anything in return; Charity (practice), the giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver; Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World, a book by Bill Clinton