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spenden (v.t./i., reg. verb)
   to donate, contribute; afford, offer (comfort, shade, etc.)

Fast jeder kann Blut spenden.
Almost anyone can donate blood.
In Deutschland werden etwa drei bis fünf Milliarden Euro pro Jahr an rund 600.000 gemeinnützige Vereine und 15.000 Stiftungen gespendet.
In Germany, some three to five billion euros per year are donated to about 600,000 non-profit associations and 15,000 foundations.
Hinten stehen ein paar Mangobäume, die Schatten spenden.
In the back stand a couple of mango trees that offer shade.

Related Words:
die Spende donation
die Spendenaktion campaign for donations
der Spender contributor, donor, donator; dispenser
Geld ausgeben to spend money
Leben spendend life-giving

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