philanthropy
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6.3
- noun
- /fɪˈlænθrəpi/
:
filantropía
- The breadth of the mayor's philanthropy proved to be a brilliant political strategy.
- corporate philanthropy
- private philanthropy
- philanthropy and education
Effective altruists could come back and say, well, philanthropy does a lot of good.
- Effective altruists could come back and say, well, philanthropy does a lot of good.
- A lot of philanthropy work, right, Like helping others.
- And so our idea was we would take this philanthropy, we would invest.
- Most of what the the funding, which is largely fund from philanthropy, not from the government.
- But once he turned to philanthropy, undertook some very major projects.
- And so my hope is that we do this through philanthropy.
- You'll be working in philanthropy like that would be beyond my wildest dreams.
- So one of my goals is to reinvent philanthropy.
- It was a variety of moves, largely through charity and philanthropy.
- I mean, like we, we do a lot of, we do a lot of philanthropy.
- And, and my friend asked him, So what, what are you most proud of in your philanthropy?
- We all underestimate how much work it is and we now have funders from philanthropy who realize that that's the case.
- They're amazing people there, but philanthropy and foundations have been very important in supporting pioneering research.
- So labs using government money, philanthropy, et cetera.
Examples
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Music education, therefore, depends on philanthropy rather than public funding.
Academic text (2011) -
Regardless of the decision made, Orlando planned to continue his work in Christian philanthropy.
Academic text (1996) -
On a day like today, I think a little philanthropy will go a very long way.
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Corporate philanthropy has been on the rise in many countries in recent years.
Academic text (2008) -
In the past, corporate philanthropy was the preferred way for corporations to give back to society.
Academic text (2008) -
U.S. government aid should also foster local philanthropy in recipient nations.
Academic text (2003) -
If the company gave free water to a community, it would be engaging in corporate philanthropy.
Academic text (2008) -
Others would argue that while these charities do good work, philanthropy as a substitute for government spending brings problems of its own.
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While the human desire to give may be strong, the actual practice of philanthropy can be daunting.
Academic text (2005) -
Many celebrities engage in philanthropy by donating large sums to charitable organizations.
Synonyms
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1.0
Giving money or help to people who need it
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2.1
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
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6.5
Caring about other people's needs more than your own
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6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
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6.3
A belief that people should help others and reduce suffering
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8.4
Kind acts that help other people
Antonyms
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
philanthropy = phil + anthrop + y
The components are Greek combining forms ('phil-' and 'anthrop-') that are not standalone English words, so an average B1 learner cannot derive the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
The word philanthropy comes from two Greek parts: phil- meaning 'love' and anthropos meaning 'human'. You can also see phil- in philosophy. So philanthropy is 'love of people', and today it means giving help or money to make life better for others.