charity — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

local, national | registered | private | animal, cancer, conservation, educational, housing, medical

VERB + CHARITY

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

go to

Money from the school bake sale went to charity last month.

ask for

accept

Her elderly mother was too stubborn to accept charity from the neighbors.

depend on, live on

Many families in the community depend on charity to afford basic food and clothing.

CHARITY + NOUN

appeal, auction, ball, concert, event, match, show | school | shop | work | worker

PREP

for ~

My grandmother donates her old clothes for charity every winter.

~ for

We donated money to a charity for homeless people in our city.

PHRASES

an act of charity

Definitions

noun

1

An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”.[…]’.

The event raised money for local charities.

2

The goods or money given to those in need.

3

Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.

act of charity

4

In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.

July 20, 1677, John Mitchell Mason, letter to a friend Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou witl judge others with the judgment of charity.

You go fuck yourself. You think I'm in this for charity?

5

Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.

name

1

A female given name from English.

By Gis and by Saint Charity, / Alack, and fie for shame!

Never did any woman better deserve her name, which was Charity — Aunt Charity, as everybody called her. And like a sister of charity did this charitable Aunt Charity bustle about hither and thither, ready to turn her hand and heart to anything that promised to yield safety, comfort, and consolation to all on board a ship in which her beloved brother Bildad was concerned, and in which she herself owned a score or two of well-saved dollars.

2

The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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Idioms & Phrases

charity mugger

A person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.

charity begins at home

One should help the people closest to oneself before thinking of helping others.

Charity begins at home, is the voyce of the world, yet is every man his greatest enemy, and as it were, his owne executioner.

Example Bank

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‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “i

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02

The event raised money for local charities.

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03

He donated half his earnings to charity.

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04

By Gis and by Saint Charity, / Alack, and fie for shame!

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05

Never did any woman better deserve her name, which was Charity — Aunt Charity, as everybody called her. And like a sister of charity did this charitable Aunt Charity bustle about hither and thither, r

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Tessa giggled. 'What a dreadful name! Is she really called Charity?' 'Yes. She really is.' Mark recalled how glorious the name of Charity had sounded to him in the beginning. 'It's not her fault she's

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, charity is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.