charitynoun
uk/ˈtʃær.ə.ti/us/ˈtʃer.ə.t̬i/charity noun (GIVING)
B1 [ C or U ] a system of giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have no home, or any organization that has the purpose of providing money or helping in this way:
She does a lot of work for charity.
People tend to give to (= give money to) charity at Christmas time.
Proceeds from the sale of these cards will go to (= be given to) local charities.
UNICEF is an international charity.
They did a charity performance on the first night, to raise money for AIDS research.
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- The lawyer asked the jury to take cognizance of the defendant's generosity in giving to charity.
- 5% of our profits are covenanted to charity.
- She directs a large charity.
- An anonymous businesswoman donated one million dollars to the charity.
- Thanks to a large gift from an anonymous donor, the charity was able to continue its work.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Organizations - charities
- aid
- alms
- benevolent society
- button day
- charitable
- charity begins at home idiom
- debt relief
- flag day
- food bank
- foreign aid
- foundation
- friend
- fundraising
- non-profit
- non-profit-making
- Oxfam
- pearly king/queen
- the Red Crescent
- the Red Cross
- voluntary
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charity noun (KIND)
C2 [ U ] formal the quality of being kind to people and not judging them in a severe way
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lenient & merciful
- charitable
- charitably
- clemency
- ease
- ease up/off
- easy
- go easy idiom
- have a heart! idiom
- heart
- lenient
- magnanimous
- merciful
- mercy
- quarter
Idiom(s)
charity begins at home