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   charity

   /ˈtʃarɪti/

   noun

   • 1. an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need: "the charity provides practical help for homeless people" Similar non-profit-making organizationnon-profit organizationnot-for-profit organizationvoluntary organizationcharitable institutionfundtrustfoundationcausemovement
   • ▪ the body of organizations viewed collectively as the object of fundraising or of donations: "the proceeds of the sale will go to charity"
   • 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 financial assistanceaidwelfarerelieffinancial relieffundinghandoutsgiftspresentslargessedonationscontributionsgrantsendowmentsscholarshipsbursariessubsidiespatronagehistorical:almsalmsgivingrare:donativesbenefactionsphilanthropyhumanitarianismhumanityaltruismpublic-spiritednesssocial consciencesocial concernbenevolencebenignitybeneficencegenerositymagnanimitymunificencelargesseunselfishnessselflessnessself-sacrificeself-denialOpposite selfishness
   • ▪ help or money given to those in need: "an unemployed teacher living on charity"
   • 3. kindness and tolerance in judging others: "she found it hard to look on her mother with much charity" Similar goodwillcompassionconsiderationconcernkindnesskindlinesskind-heartednesstendernesstender-heartednesswarm-heartednessbrotherly lovelovesympathyunderstandingfellow feelingthoughtfulnessindulgencetoleranceliberalitydecencynobilitygraciousnesslenienceleniencyliterary:bountybounteousnessrare:caritasOpposite meanness
   • ▪ love of humankind, typically in a Christian context: archaic "faith, hope, and charity"

   Word Origin late Old English (in the sense ‘Christian love of one's fellows’): from Old French charite, from Latin caritas, from carus ‘dear’.

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   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!