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- DictionaryChar·i·ty/ˈCHerədē/
noun
- 1. an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need: "the charity provides practical help for homeless people"
- 2. the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need: "the care of the poor must not be left to private charity"
Charity is the donation of something, like money, to a cause or person in need. Before offering charity to someone, make sure he is, in fact, needy, and not just some fashion fiend dressed like a homeless person! Charity comes in many forms including monetary donation, volunteering, or providing clothes and food for those less fortunate. The ...
Definition of charity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. charity. noun. /ˈtʃærəti/ (plural charities) Idioms. [countable] an organization for helping people in need. a registered charity. the UK's largest children's charity. Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine.
an official organization that gives money, food, or help to people who need it: The raffle will raise money for charity. A percentage of the company's profits go to charity. charity noun (MONEY/HELP) B1. money, food, or other help that is given to people: I won't accept charity. charity noun (KINDNESS) kindness towards other people:
noun,plural char·i·ties. generous actions or donations to aid people who are poor, ill, or needy: to devote one's life to charity. something given to a person or persons in need; alms: She asked for work, not charity. a charitable act or work. a charitable fund, foundation, or institution: He left his estate to a charity.
CHARITY meaning: 1 : the act of giving money, food, or other kinds of help to people who are poor, sick, etc.; 2 : something (such as money or food) that is given to people who are poor, sick, etc.
From Longman Business Dictionary char‧i‧ty /ˈtʃærəti/ noun (plural charities) 1 [ countable] an organization that collects money to help people, for example those who are sick or poor, or to help certain types of activity such as artistic activitySYNNOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AmE a charity set up to help Bosnian childre...
An act of goodwill or affection. Webster's New World. A voluntary giving of money or other help to those in need. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The love of God for humanity, or a love of one's fellow human beings. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The feeling of goodwill; benevolence. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
