charity
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɛrɪti/
- She came to give me an invitation to the charity auction.
- money for charities
- a cancer charity
- a health charity
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Watch on YouTubeHence why I named the charity after his name.
- Hence why I named the charity after his name.
- He was always supporting charities and good dad.
- Well, I'm a patron of three charities, Victoria Cross Trust.
- Of course he has a little board, but it's called the Bill Gates Charity Foundation.
- Thankfully, most people get Guide Dogs through charities where it's entirely funded.
- This is where my charity of choice, The Actors Fund, comes in.
- Invest, mentor, give back, give to charity and live a life of purpose yourself.
- So this is a very specific charity they work towards.
- Well, I'm a patron of three charities unpaid.
Examples
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Also, the services of a local charity were commissioned to provide specific help and advice to migrants.
Academic text (2015) -
If you raised money for a charity, explain how people benefited.
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So on the left you can help the charity at very little cost to yourself.
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I want to lead a huge charity organization.
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I met Jennifer in LA at a charity event.
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It's a charity poker event.
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We are told that the boy was arrested the previous night in a disturbance at a charity ball in a London hotel.
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It's the end of the semester, which means the school's gonna empty out the closet and give all of our stuff to charity.
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Now you'd make a donation to this great charity, which sounds amazing.
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We are organizing a charity auction to raise funds for the local shelter.
Synonyms
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3.9
An organization like a school, bank, or charity that serves the public
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3.6
An organization that gives money to support a particular cause
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3.5
An organization that does not try to make money and helps people or the community
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3.0
A group that helps people or the community without trying to make money
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3.4
An organization that does not aim to make money and helps the community
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5.1
A legal arrangement that holds money or property to support charities and public causes, not for private profit
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A group that mainly gets money from many people to help others
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An organization that gives money to help people, groups, or schools
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Compounds
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2.1
An organized event, like a concert, to raise money or attention for people in need
- US
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2.7
A shot from the foul line that a player takes after a foul without anyone trying to stop it
- Offensive
A person who asks people for charity money in a pushy way on streets or near shops
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Etymology
Charity comes from the Latin caritas, from carus meaning 'dear' or 'loved'. So a charity is an organization that gives help because of care and love for people in need.