Definitions of giving:

• noun:   disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return

  Example: "The alumni followed a program of annual giving"

• noun:   the act of giving
• noun:   the imparting of news or promises etc.

  Example: "He gave us the news and made a great show of the giving"

• adjective:   given or giving freely

  Example: "Saturday's child is loving and giving"