By extension the word gift can refer to anything that makes the other more chirpy or less sad, especially as a favour, including forgiveness and kindness (even when the other is not kind).

When Gift Baskets 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 mark which may comment the occasion, the giftee's name, and the giver's name. In Chinese culture, carmine wrapping connotes luck.