Charity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Kids Definition of charity · 1 : love for others · 2 : kindliness especially in judging others … · 3 : the giving of aid to the needy · 4 : aid (as food or money) ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut charity noun SaveWord char·​i·​ty |\ˈcher-ə-tē ,ˈcha-rə-\ pluralcharities Definitionofcharity 1a :generosityandhelpfulnessespeciallytowardtheneedyorsuffering also :aidgiventothoseinneed receivedcharityfromtheneighbors b :aninstitutionengagedinreliefofthepoor raisedfundsforseveralcharities c :publicprovisionforthereliefoftheneedy tooproudtoacceptcharity 2 :benevolentgoodwilltowardorloveofhumanity Theholidaysareatimeforcharityandgoodwill. 3a :agiftforpublicbenevolentpurposes b :aninstitution(suchasahospital)foundedbysuchagift 4 :lenientjudgmentofothers Thecriticwaslikedforhischarityandmoderation. Synonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingcharity LearnMoreAboutcharity Synonymsforcharity Synonyms almsgiving,dole,philanthropy VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforcharity mercy,charity,clemency,grace,leniencymeanadispositiontoshowkindnessorcompassion.mercyimpliescompassionthatforbearspunishingevenwhenjusticedemandsit. threwhimselfonthemercyofthecourt charitystressesbenevolenceandgoodwillshowninbroadunderstandingandtoleranceofothers. showalittlecharityforthelessfortunate clemencyimpliesamildormercifuldispositioninonehavingthepowerordutyofpunishing. thejudgerefusedtoshowclemency graceimpliesabenignattitudeandawillingnesstograntfavorsormakeconcessions. bythegraceofGod leniencyimplieslackofseverityinpunishing. criticizedthecourtsforexcessiveleniency ExamplesofcharityinaSentence Theholidaysareatimeforcharityandgoodwill. Sherefusedtoacceptcharity. Thedinnerwasheldtoraisefundsforseveralcharities. Sherunsalocalcharitythatgivesbookstochildren. Allthemoneywillgotocharity. RecentExamplesontheWeb Thenewshowwillfeaturecelebritycontestantscompetingonbehalfofacharityselectedbythem. — SelenaBarrientos,GoodHousekeeping,17May2022 Villanovaleadingthenationinfree-throwpercentage,ondisplaySaturdaywitha15-for-15clipfromthecharitystripe. — ScottGleeson,USATODAY,27Mar.2022 Auburnisshooting8-12fromthecharitystripeinthehalf. — NubyjasWilborn|[email protected],al,20Mar.2022 TheEaglesclosedthegapto49-46with2:14toplayfollowingGeers’dribble-drivelay-up,buttheGatorsgottwofreethrowsfromPetticord,whowas8-for-9fromthecharitystripe. — WrightWilson,DetroitFreePress,19Mar.2022 ThePeacocksdrawatonofcontactandgeneratesmorethan21%oftheirpointsfromthefreethrowline,butshoot68%fromthecharitystripe. — JeremyCluff,TheArizonaRepublic,15Mar.2022 Fairfieldmade10-of-14fromthecharitystripeforthegame. — ScottSpringer,TheEnquirer,10Mar.2022 Overall,theSpursfinished16of30fromthecharitystripe. — JeffMcdonald,SanAntonioExpress-News,7Mar.2022 TheGiantsshot14-of-22fromthecharitystripeandeightoftheir14fourth-quarterpointscameonfreethrows. — AkeemGlaspie,TheIndianapolisStar,5Mar.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'charity.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingcharity charityshop charityshop FirstKnownUseofcharity 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense2 HistoryandEtymologyforcharity MiddleEnglishcharite,fromAnglo-Frenchcharité,fromLateLatincaritat-,caritasChristianlove,fromLatin,dearness,fromcarusdear;akintoOldIrishcaraefriend,Sanskritkāmalove LearnMoreAboutcharity Sharecharity PosttheDefinitionofcharitytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofcharityonTwitter TimeTravelerforcharity Thefirstknownuseofcharitywas inthe13thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster HowtoUse'Munificent'and'Beneficent' HowtoUse'Munificent'and'Beneficent' Whilewe'reinthegivingmood DictionaryEntriesNearcharity Chariton charity charityschool SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforcharity LastUpdated 30May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Charity.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charity.Accessed3Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforcharity charity noun char·​i·​ty |\ˈcher-ə-tē \ pluralcharities KidsDefinitionofcharity 1 :loveforothers 2 :kindlinessespeciallyinjudgingothers …Iprayyoumercyofmyfault,andthatyewillofyourkindnessandyourcharityforgiveit…—MarkTwain,AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt 3 :thegivingofaidtotheneedy 4 :aid(asfoodormoney)giventothoseinneed 5 :anorganizationorfundforhelpingtheneedy charity noun char·​i·​ty pluralcharities Legal Definitionofcharity :agiftforhumanitarian,philanthropic,orotherpurposesbeneficialtothepublic(asmaintainingapublicbuilding) also :aninstitution(asahospitalorschool)ororganizationfoundedbysuchagift—compareprivatefoundation Note: Statutorydefinitionsofwhatinstitutionsandorganizationsqualifyascharitiesvary.Organizationsthatareprimarilyinvolvedinpoliticalcampaignsorlobbyingdonotqualifyascharitiesfortaxpurposes,buttrustsforthemmaybeconsideredcharitable.Inadditiontotax-exemptstatus,charitieshavealsogenerallybeengrantedimmunityfromtortsuits. 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