charity
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɛrɪti/
- She volunteers her time every week to assist with the charity event at the shelter.
- give to charity
- charity work
- an act of charity
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Watch on YouTubeWhen I do my charity work, it'd be easy to kill me.
- When I do my charity work, it'd be easy to kill me.
- Like, yeah, honestly, I don't want to give all my money to charity, at least not yet.
- But but, yeah, for me, it'll be charity work, TV work, the main two things.
- Live on television, in front of the whole nation on a charity show.
- I'm not someone who isn't supportive of charity and isn't supportive of looking after kids.
- But you'll still have more success at that because you love the charity part of it.
- They make great ethical wine and they donate the net profits to charity.
- Much of her own enormous wealth she spent on public works and charity.
- It's, it's charity, but it's sort of taxation as well.
- We create Food for Soul as not a charity project, but a cultural project.
Examples
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I donated my old clothes to charity to help those in need.
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But what I really love, I'd love to formulate a charity, which I'd love to do.
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My goal is to get into to charity work, just things personal reasons for me.
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Father, my daughter got a prize at school for charity work.
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Five percent goes to your favorite charity.
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'Cause after all, we're doing this for charity.
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In short... she has the time and the inclination to do a great deal of charity work.
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We decided to donate half the profits to a charity and divide the other half among the students.
Academic text (1998) -
They were dependent a lot upon charity from church groups and so on.
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The community organized a fundraiser to support local charity efforts.
Synonyms
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Money, goods, or time given to help others and organizations
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2.5
Money given to help a charity or fund
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1.3
Help given to people after a disaster, like food or shelter
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An act of offering money, gifts, or help to others
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A gift given to a church or charity
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2.5
Money, food or clothing given free to people in need
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A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes
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Giving something to someone without payment or expecting something back
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Actions that help other people, often by giving money or services
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A kind gift of money or help for people and groups
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Things given to a church or charity to help others
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A donation of money that helps people or organizations
Idioms
Compounds
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An organized event, like a concert, to raise money or attention for people in need
- US
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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'. Think of a donation as a small act of love or care, which is why charity can mean the gift or activity that helps others.