a worthwhile cause

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• worthwhile — worth|while S3 [ˌwə:θˈwaıl US ˌwə:rθ ] adj if something is worthwhile, it is important or useful, or you gain something from it ▪ He wanted to do a worthwhile job. ▪ We decided to give the money to a worthwhile cause (=one that helps people) . it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• worthwhile — adjective worth the time, money, or effort spent. Derivatives worthwhileness noun Usage When worthwhile is used attributively (i.e. before the noun) it is always written as one word: a worthwhile cause. However, when it is used predicatively (i.e …   English new terms dictionary

• worthwhile — adjective Date: 1662 1. being worth the time or effort spent < worthwhile preparations > 2. worthy 1 < a worthwhile cause > • worthwhileness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• worthwhile — adjective something worthwhile deserves the time, effort, or money you give to it: I d rather the money went to a worthwhile cause …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cause — I n. movement objective 1) to advance, champion, fight for, promote; serve a cause 2) to espouse, plead a cause 3) to take up a cause 4) a common; good, just, worthwhile, worthy cause (to make common cause with smb.) 5) a lost cause reason 6) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• worthwhile — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ Their gratitude made it all worthwhile. ▪ consider sth …   Collocations dictionary

• cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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