transcription, транскрипция: [ tʃærɪti ]
( charities)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are ill, disabled, or very poor.
The National Trust is a registered charity.
...an Aids charity.
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2.
If you give money to charity , you give it to one or more charitable organizations. If you do something for charity , you do it in order to raise money for one or more charitable organizations.
He made substantial donations to charity...
Gooch will be raising money for charity.
...a charity event.
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3.
People who live on charity live on money or goods which other people give them because they are poor.
My mum was very proud. She wouldn’t accept charity...
Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
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4.
Charity is kindness and understanding towards other people. ( FORMAL )
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