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to tithe

to tithe

5 9.1
To give a tenth part of income to a church or charity
  • verb
  • /taɪð/
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  • Many families choose to tithe a portion of their income to support local charities.

If you attend a mega church, do not tithe.

Examples

  • So my wife and I give, we tithe, we save and we invest.

  • But the church says, "Look, we need to tithe every Sunday."

    Blog text (6)

  • People in many areas were required to tithe to a church, whether they believed or not.

    Blog text (15)

  • I know how you tithe your income for charities.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I'd like to note that Dave believes we should continue to tithe even while paying off debt.

    Blog text (6)

  • Romney continues to tithe, giving 10 percent of his income to his church.

    Blog text (23)

  • A religious person tithes 10%, say, to their church.

    Blog text (26)

  • Members of the church are expected to tithe 10 percent of their incomes to maintain good standing in the denomination.

    Blog text (9)

  • He's married, he's got kids, he joined the church and he tithes.

    In Country (1989)

  • She decided to tithe every month to her church, believing it was an important contribution.

Synonyms

to sacrifice
vsto tithe
  • NSFW
133 5.3

Offer or kill something valuable as part of a religious ceremony

requires giving one fixed tenth of income or produce regularly for religion or charity

Compounds

tithe barn
  • Archaic
9.9

A barn where farmers give part of their crops to the church

Surface Forms

tithe infinitive
tithe past
tithe past participle
tithing present participle
tithes third person singular

Etymology

The verb tithe comes from the same old English root meaning 'tenth', so to tithe is to give one tenth of what you earn or grow, usually as a religious offering.