CHARITY


Meaning of CHARITY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ international , local , national

▪ registered

▪ private

▪ AIDS , animal ( esp. BrE ), cancer , conservation , educational , health , housing ( esp. BrE ), medical

▪ Christian , faith-based ( esp. AmE ), Islamic , Muslim , religious

▪ favourite/favorite

VERB + CHARITY

▪ donate (money) to , give (money) to , support

▪ run

She runs a ~ for homeless young people.

▪ go to

All the proceeds from the sale will go to ~.

▪ ask for

▪ accept

They are proud people who don't accept ~.

▪ depend on , live on

They have no money and are forced to live on ~.

CHARITY + NOUN

▪ appeal ( esp. BrE ), drive ( AmE )

▪ auction , ball , benefit , concert , dinner , event , function , fund-raiser , game ( esp. AmE ), match , show

▪ school ( esp. BrE )

▪ shop ( BrE )

▪ work

▪ worker

PREPOSITION

▪ for ~

The school raised a lot of money for ~.

▪ ~ for

a ~ for sick children

PHRASES

▪ an act of ~

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