Noun

gifts

  1. Plural form of gift.
Category: English plurals

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Tue Jul 7 05:33:54 2009

A gift or a present is the transfer of something, without the need for compensation that is involved in trade. A gift is a voluntary act which does not require anything in return. Even though it involves possibly a social expectation of reciprocity, or a return in the form of prestige or power, a gift is meant to be free.

In many human societies, the act of mutually exchanging money, goods, etc. may contribute to social cohesion. Economists have elaborated the economics of gift-giving into the notion of a gift economy.

By extension the term gift can refer to anything that makes the other happier or less sad, especially as a favour, including forgiveness and kindness.

Presentation

Gifts under a Christmas tree. Traditional envelope containing money as a gift, from Japan

When material objects are given as gifts, in many cultures they are traditionally packaged in some manner. For example, in Western culture, gifts are often wrapped in wrapping paper and accompanied by a gift note which may note the occasion, the giftee's name, and the giver's name. In Chinese culture, red wrapping connotes luck.

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Fri Jul 10 00:44:14 2009

What are memorable gifts you have to your child on their first birthday?
Q. I mean toys in particular you remember giving them and also possible keepsake gifts. My son's 1st bday is this weekend and I want to get him something special.
Asked by lysistrata411 - Thu Jun 5 21:39:03 2008 - - 11 Answers - 1 Comments

A. engraveable items, my son had his 1st in november of last year. we went insane on the gifts, but i think like a rocking horse or age appropriate toys (maybe a mini ball pit for the house! we got one of those as gifts, our son loves it. or maybe a piggy bank with his name engraved on it) will be great. also i had a BIG plastic "floor mat" underneath his high chair (for spills). after the party was over, i had each guest sign their name and write a short message to our little guy. I kept that in a box for him when he grows up! have fun, and take LOTSSS of pictures! i was so busy with the preparation and getitng things in order that i didnt take very many pictures, something i regret!! get guests who take pictures to make you doubles too!
Answered by MommaEs - Thu Jun 5 21:44:38 2008

Any ideas for Christmas gifts inside a canning mason jar besides putting a food product in it?
Q. Looking for something that I can put in mason jars that is not food. I have about 15 to make for gifts, but I don't want to put cookies or anything in them. Any ideas?
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What are some ideas for relatively inexpensive gifts to put on my Christmas list?
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Asked by Brittany B - Mon Nov 27 16:51:33 2006 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments

A. I done a list of things that I never take time to pick up for myself.Some of my list was a new glass pitcher, shower curtain,dish towels,wash cloths,and new answering machine.May not sound like a good list, but I could use all that was on it.(gave my girls the list on Thanksgiving)
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Thu Jul 9 16:40:33 2009

  • Gift is heartiest wishes to others. it represents our love and affection to our love ones. i love to give gifts to G.[Priyanka Chaurasia]
  • Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness, when bequeathed by those who, when alive, would part with nothing.
    • Colton
  • Give freely to him that deserveth well, and asketh nothing: and that is a way of giving to thyself.
    • Fuller
  • The gift, to be true, must be the flowing of the giver unto me, correspondent to my flowing unto him.
  • The only gift is a portion of thyself. ... Therefore the poet brings his poem; the shepherd, his lamb; the farmer, corn; the miner, a gem; the sailor, coral and shells; the painter, his picture; the girl, a handkerchief of her own sewing."
  • A gift—its kind, its value and appearance; the silence or the pomp that attends it; the style in which it reaches you—may decide the dignity or vulgarity of the giver.
  • God's love gives in such a way that it flows from a Father's heart, the well-spring of all good. The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious; as among ourselves we say of even a trifling gift, "It comes from a hand we love," and look not so much at the gift as at the heart.
  • There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

See also

External links

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