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n. - The recipient of funds or other benefits.

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Usage examples (33)
  • We are concerned that a decision by the donee of a lasting power of attorney will override the medical decision of the healthcare team.
  • Argument No. 2: A gift of wine is inappropriate when the donee is a teetotaler.
  • Those "donee" states have their own senators and House members, of course, and likely would fight such legislation.
  • Many states, including Texas, have been classified "donor states" because the current funding scheme sends a portion of their gas tax dollars to "donee" states.
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