Philanthropic definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Philanthropic definition: A philanthropic person or organization freely gives money or other help to people who... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'philanthropic'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× philanthropic (fɪlənθrɒpɪk ) adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Aphilanthropicpersonororganizationfreelygivesmoneyorotherhelptopeoplewhoneedit. Someofthebestservicesfortheageingaresponsoredbyphilanthropicorganizations. Synonyms:humanitarian,generous,charitable,benevolent MoreSynonymsofphilanthropic COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'philanthropic' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'philanthropic' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'stargazeypie' HindiTranslationof'philanthropic' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency philanthropicinBritishEnglish (ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk )orphilanthropical adjectiveshowingconcernforhumanity,espbyperformingcharitableactions,donatingmoney,etc CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsphilanthropically(ˌphilanˈthropically)adverb WordFrequency philanthropicinAmericanEnglish (ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪk ) adjective of,showing,orconstitutingphilanthropy;charitable;benevolent;humane:alsoˌphilanˈthropical SYNONYMYNOTE:philanthropicimpliesinterestinthegeneralhumanwelfare,esp.asshowninlarge-scalegifts tocharitiesortheendowmentofinstitutionsforhumanadvancement;,humanitarianimpliesmoredirectconcernwithpromotingthewelfareofhumanity,esp.through reducingpainandsuffering;,charitableimpliesthegivingofmoneyorotherhelptothoseinneed;,altruisticimpliesaputtingofthewelfareofothersbeforeone'sowninterestsandtherefore stressesfreedomfromselfishnessWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsphilanthropically(ˌphilanˈthropically) adverb WordoriginFrphilanthropique WordFrequency philanthropicinAmericanEnglish (ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪk) adjective of,pertainingto,engagedin,orcharacterizedbyphilanthropy;benevolent aphilanthropicfoundationAlso:philanthropical Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsphilanthropicallyadverb Wordorigin[1780–90;philanthrop(y)+-ic] Examplesof'philanthropic'inasentence philanthropic TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Andweneedtothinkaboutputtingphilanthropicassetsintomakingthatpromiseareality.TheGuardian(2015)Newfinancialmodelsarerequiredtocomplementcurrentgovernmentalandphilanthropicinvestmentefforts.TheGuardian(2015)Itmeansindependentgalleriesandphilanthropicprojectslikethishavealottooffer.TheGuardian(2016)Theyhavelongmadehugephilanthropicdonationseachyear.TheGuardian(2019)Localgovernmentsandphilanthropicgroupsarecurrentlyspendingmoneytofillthegaps.TheGuardian(2020)Hiscontributionstophilanthropiccauseshaveearnedhimawards.Times,SundayTimes(2013)HehasaphilanthropicfoundationandhaslivedinMonacomostofhislife.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Ifitdoesitsjobwellandmakesmoneyforinvestors,itseffortswillhelpallsortsofcharitableorphilanthropicpursuits.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Shesaysshe'ssellingherhousetodevotemoretimetothis,aswellasherphilanthropicworkandfamily.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Hebecamechairmanin1988,butsteppedbackfromthebusinessafewyearsagotofocusonhiswiderangeofphilanthropicprojects.Times,SundayTimes(2015) COBUILDCollocations philanthropic  philanthropicactivities philanthropiccause philanthropicgift philanthropicinitiative philanthropicwork Trendsof philanthropic Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically philanthropic philander philanderer philandering philanthropic philanthropicactivities philanthropiccause philanthropicdonation AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'P' Relatedtermsof philanthropic philanthropicgift philanthropicwork philanthropiccause philanthropicdonation philanthropicgiving Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofphilanthropicfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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