gift A gift or present is an item given to someone (who is not already the owner) without the expectation of payment or anything in return. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is intended to be free. In many cou ...

is a present. Gift or gifts may also refer to:

Books

* ''Gift'' (Kielland novel), an 1883 novel by Alexander Kielland * ''Gifts'' (novel), one of the novels in the ''Annals of the Western Shore'' series by Ursula K. Le Guin * ''Gift'' (visual novel), a 2006 Japanese visual novel and anime series * ''Gift'' (picture book), a 2023 picture book by Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu and manga artist group Clamp

Computing

giFT A gift or present is an item given to someone (who is not already the owner) without the expectation of payment or anything in return. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is intended to be free. In many cou ...

, a file-sharing computer program * GIFT (file format), the file format for storing multi-choice, short answer, matching and other questions * ''Gift'' (video game), 3D platform game by Eko System

Film and visual arts

* ''Gift'' (1966 film), a 1966 Danish film * ''Gift'' (1993 film), a 1993 film by Perry Farrell and Casey Niccoli * ''A Gift'' (film), a 2016 Thai film * ''Gift'' (TV series), a Japanese drama television series * " .hack//Gift", an anime original video animation in the ''.hack'' series

Music

Albums

* ''Gift'' (Curve album) * ''Gift'' (The Sisterhood album) * ''Gift'' (Taproot album), 2000 * ''A Gift'' (album), an album by Canadian country singer Paul Brandt * ''Gift'' (The Autumns EP), 2003 * ''Gift'' (Kanjani Eight EP), 2009

Songs

* "Gift" (Maaya Sakamoto song), 1997 * "Gift" (Ai song), 2020 * "Gifts" (song), a 2008 R&B song by Ray J from his album ''All I Feel''

Acronyms

Gamete intrafallopian transfer Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) is a tool of assisted reproductive technology against infertility. Eggs are removed from a woman's ovaries, and placed in one of the fallopian tubes, along with the man's sperm. The technique, first attempte ...

, infertility treatment *

Global Internet Freedom Task Force The NetFreedom Task Force, previously called the Global Internet Freedom Task Force (GIFT), is an initiative within the U.S. Department of State that acts as the State Department's policy-coordinating and outreach body for Internet freedom. The me ...

of the US government * Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology *

Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory ''Penny Arcade'' is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website ''loonygames.com''. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have establish ...

, an unofficial name for the online disinhibition effect *

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Gujarat International Finance Tec-City also called GIFT City, is a central business district under construction in the Gandhinagar district as suburb city of Ahmedabad in Ahmedabad Metropolitan Region in Gujarat, India. It is India's first ope ...

, India *

United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking The United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) is a multi-stakeholder initiative providing global access to expertise, knowledge and innovative partnerships to combat human trafficking. UN.GIFT was conceived to promote t ...

The Global Institute for Tomorrow The Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT) is a Hong Kong–based think tank focusing on economic, political and social issues from an Asian perspective. Founded in 2006 by Chandran Nair, its stated mission is to advance “a deeper understanding o ...

, Hong Kong

People

Jassie Gift Jassie Gift is an Indian cinematic music composer and playback singer. He composes songs and sings for Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He became famous after the release of the song "Lajjavathiye" from the film '' 4 The People''. ...

(born 1975), South Indian singer and music composer *

Roland Gift Roland Lee Gift (born 28 May 1961) is a British singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the former lead vocalist of the pop rock band Fine Young Cannibals. Early life Gift was born on 28 May 1961 in the Sparkhill district of Birmingham, to an En ...

(born 1961), British singer and actor * Wayne Gift (1915–1998), American football player * Gift Ngoepe (born 1990), South African baseball player

Other uses

Diplomatic gift A diplomatic gift is a gift given by a :diplomat, politician or leader when visiting a foreign country. Usually the gift is reciprocated by the host. The use of diplomatic gifts dates back to the ancient world and givers have competed to outdo e ...

Gift (law) A gift, in the law of property, is the voluntary and immediate transfer of property from one person (the donor or grantor) to another (the donee or grantee) without consideration. There are several type of gifts in property law, most notably ' ...

, the legal aspects of property *

Gift economy A gift economy or gift culture is a system of exchange where valuables are not sold, but rather given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards. Social norms and customs govern giving a gift in a gift culture; although there ...

, an economic system in which participants give away things of value to the shared benefit of the community * ''Gift'' (ice show), produced by Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu * "Gifts", a Series G episode of the television series ''QI'' (2010)