Charitable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 : freely giving money or help to needy persons : generous · 2 : given for the needy : of service to the needy charitable donations charitable organizations · 3 ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut charitable adjective SaveWord char·​i·​ta·​ble |\ˈcher-ə-tə-bəl ,ˈcha-rə-\ Definitionofcharitable 1 :fullofloveforandgoodwilltowardothers:benevolent 2a :liberalinbenefactionstotheneedy:generous b :oforrelatingtocharity charitableinstitutions 3 :mercifulorkindinjudgingothers:lenient OtherWordsfromcharitable Synonyms&Antonyms ExampleSentences PhrasesContainingcharitable LearnMoreAboutcharitable OtherWordsfromcharitable charitableness noun charitably \ ˈcher-​ə-​tə-​blē ,ˈcha-​rə-​ \ adverb Synonyms&Antonymsforcharitable Synonyms altruistic,beneficent,benevolent,do-good,eleemosynary,good,humanitarian,philanthropic(alsophilanthropical) Antonyms self-centered,self-concerned,selfish VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofcharitableinaSentence Shemakesacharitabledonationeveryyear. Heperformscharitableworktohelpthepoor. Theygivemoneytocharitablecauses. Shehastriedtobecharitableabouthersister'sproblems. Halfoftheclasshasachanceatpassingthetest,andthatisacharitableestimate. RecentExamplesontheWeb Sincethepurposeofthiseventistoraiseawarenessandencourageresponsiblepetownerstoadoptanimalsratherthanshopfrombreeders,a$10,000donationwillbemadetoacharitableanimalorganizationinthenameofeverycategorywinner. — oregonlive,25May2022 CheckWisconsinWICclinicsthatcanhelpconnectyoutoacharitableorganizationandotherresources,checkonsupplies,andgetformulaalternatives. — DeviShastri,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel,20May2022 DaviswasrecentlynamedtheprogramdirectoroftheLouCity&RacingFoundation,acharitableorganizationworkingtopromotecommunityhealthbygrowingthesportofsoccer. — BrooksHolton,TheCourier-Journal,16May2022 TheBailProject'sstatusasacharitableorganization,however,leavesthegroupopentostatescrutiny,theprofessornoted. — LawrenceAndrea,TheIndianapolisStar,4May2022 FreshoffhisbaptismintotheCatholicChurch,heandhissoon-to-beforeverfamilywereinvitedtojointhepilgrimageofmembersofthecharitableorganizationthatrespondstothepope’sdesiresformeetingurgentneedsintheworld. — KathrynJeanLopez,NationalReview,2May2022 CompetinginthemarathonwithTeamMR8allowedHenrytoraisemoneyfortheMartinRichardFoundation,acharitableorganizationcreatedinmemoryofhisbrother. — NatashaDado,PEOPLE.com,19Apr.2022 NornickelandPotanin’scharitableorganizationdidnotrespondtorequestsforcomment. — JohnHyatt,Forbes,13Apr.2022 TheEnfieldsoupkitchen’srejectionwasnotthefirsttimeacharitableorganizationinConnecticutturnedthegroupaway. — JesseLeavenworth,courant.com,4Apr.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'charitable.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingcharitable charitablegift charitablegift FirstKnownUseofcharitable 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAboutcharitable Sharecharitable PosttheDefinitionofcharitabletoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofcharitableonTwitter TimeTravelerforcharitable Thefirstknownuseofcharitablewas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster HowtoUse'Munificent'and'Beneficent' HowtoUse'Munificent'and'Beneficent' Whilewe'reinthegivingmood DictionaryEntriesNearcharitable charisticary charitable charitablegift SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforcharitable LastUpdated 29May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Charitable.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charitable.Accessed3Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforcharitable charitable adjective char·​i·​ta·​ble |\ˈcher-ə-tə-bəl \ KidsDefinitionofcharitable 1 :freelygivingmoneyorhelptoneedypersons:generous 2 :givenfortheneedy:ofservicetotheneedy charitabledonationscharitableorganizations 3 :kindlyespeciallyinjudgingotherpeople charitable adjective char·​i·​ta·​ble Legal Definitionofcharitable :oforrelatingtocharity charitablecontributions MorefromMerriam-Websteroncharitable Nglish:TranslationofcharitableforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofcharitableforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY perfunctory SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary Eponyms:WordsNamedAfterPeople Whatisthebestdefinitionofboycott? tomakelivelyorexcited torefuseparticipatein(something)asawayofprotesting todivideproportionately toprepareasmallmealforsustenance Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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