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charity
English
Etymology
From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin c?rit?s.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t?æ??ti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?t????ti/
Noun
charity (countable and uncountable, plural charities)
- (countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
- (countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
- (uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
- In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
- July 20, 1677, John Mitchell Mason, letter to a friend
- Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou witl judge others with the judgment of charity.
- July 20, 1677, John Mitchell Mason, letter to a friend
- (archaic, Christianity) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
- Synonym: agape
- Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.
Synonyms
- (organization): charitable organization
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- "charity" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 54.
Anagrams
- chytrai
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- what charity should i donate to
- what charity picks up furniture
- what charity gives the most to veterans
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- what charity helps veterans the most
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nonprofit
English
Alternative forms
- non-profit
Etymology
non- +? profit.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nonprofit (not comparable)
- Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).
Antonyms
- for-profit
Translations
Noun
nonprofit (plural nonprofits)
- An organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization.
- Employees of a nonprofit rarely make as much as greedy counterparts in the commercial world.
- If it wasn't subsidized, the nonprofit would be bankrupt.
Synonyms
- not-for-profit
- NPO
Translations
nonprofit From the web:
- what nonprofit should i donate to
- what nonprofits can learn from coca-cola
- what nonprofits need most
- what nonprofit mean
- what nonprofit organizations do
- what nonprofits qualify for ppp
- what nonprofits need right now
- what nonprofits are needed
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