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- 1. an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need: "the charity provides practical help for homeless people" Similar
- 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" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of CHARITY is generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering; also : aid given to those in need. How to use charity in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Charity.
help, especially in the form of money, given freely to people who are in need, for example because they are ill, poor, or have no home, and organizations that provide this help: She does a lot of work for charity. People tend to give to (= give money to) charity at Christmas time.
Charity definition: generous actions or donations to aid people who are poor, ill, or needy. See examples of CHARITY used in a sentence.
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.
CHARITY definition: 1. an official organization that gives money, food, or help to people who need it: 2. money, food…. Learn more.
A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick or very poor, or who have a disability. The National Trust is a registered charity. She was working as a volunteer at a homeless charity in Cambridge. Synonyms: charitable organization, fund, movement, trust More Synonyms of 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 definition: generous actions or donations to aid people who are poor, ill, or needy. See examples of CHARITY used in a sentence.
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 Dictionary of Contemporary English char‧i‧ty /ˈtʃærəti/ S3 W3 noun (plural charities) 1 [ countable] an organization that gives money, goods, or help to people who are poor, sick etc → charitable Several charities sent aid to the flood victims. charity event/walk/concert etc (=an event organized to collect money for a charity) ...
