charity

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  1. noun Provision of help or relief to the poor; almsgiving.
  2. noun Something given to help the needy; alms.
  3. noun An institution, organization, or fund established to help the needy.
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  • But to get discomforts grudgingly and as a charity is the extremity of shame. —  Oscar Wilde, Volume 2
  • Walker said he would read the document in private and determine whether it conclusively proves that the charity was the subject of eavesdropping done with a warrant. —  Merced Sun-Star: front
  • It's even more ironic if you know that Arizona gets back $1.19 for every $1.00 it pays in federal taxes, but I guess it's okay with McCain when the charity is his home state. —  Political Animal
  • U.S. intelligence agencies believe that the charity is a front for LeT fundraising which is used for terrorist operations in Indian Kashmir -- and most recently in Mumbai. —  The Jawa Report
  • The other charity is NAIDD a Togo-based agroforestry charity, which is helping local people reforest the African country, helping the environment and giving them work. —  WalesOnline - Home
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charity:   charities
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  1. Middle English charite, from Old French, Christian love, from Latin cāritās, affection, from cārus, dear; see kā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also charitie, from Middle English charite, from Old French charite, chariteit, cariteit, French charité (Old French also in vernacular form cherte, later Middle English cherte) = Provencal caritat = Spanish caridad = Portuguese caridade = Italian carità, from Latin carita (t-)s, dearness, love, in LL. especially Christian love, benevolence, charity, from cārus, dear, prob. orig. *camrus, related to amare (orig. *camare ?), love: see amor, and see cheer (obsolete), the orig. adjective accompanying charity.
 

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/ˈtʃærəti/
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