Degifting is a mutual agreement to suspend holiday gifts, usually within a single family or circle of friends.

Degifting指在家庭范圍或朋友圈內約定過節(jié)期間不用互贈禮物，簡稱過節(jié)“免禮”。

Degifting can also refer to the act of replacing useless and pointless merchandise with something more meaningful, such as a charitable donation, service project or holiday party.

另外，degifting也指用更加有意義的行為取代過節(jié)時無用又無謂的商品互贈行為，比如捐贈善款、志愿服務或者辦個節(jié)日聚會等。

For example:

Due to the recession, we’ve decided that degifting is the best plan for Christmas this year. Instead, we’re all getting together to serve food at the homeless shelter.

因為經(jīng)濟不景氣，我們決定今年圣誕節(jié)最好的辦法就是互免禮物。到時候我們會一起到流浪人員救助站為他們送些吃的過去。