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• charity — char‧i‧ty [ˈtʆærti] noun charities PLURALFORM 1. [countable] an organization that collects money to help people, for example those who are sick or poor, or to help certain types of activity such as artistic activity ; =NOT FOR PROFIT… …   Financial and business terms

• charity — n. 1) to dispense, distribute, give charity to; to bestow charity on, upon 2) to accept charity 3) to ask for, beg for, plead for charity 4) an act of charity 5) charity for (charity for the needy) 6) (misc.) (proverb) charity begins at home * *… …   Combinatory dictionary

• charity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ international, local, national ▪ registered ▪ private ▪ AIDS, animal (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• CHARITY — The obligation to help the poor and the needy and to give them gifts is stated many times in the Bible and was considered by the rabbis of all ages to be one of the cardinal mitzvot of Judaism. In the Bible The Bible itself legislates several… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• charity — [[t]tʃæ̱rɪti[/t]] ♦♦♦ charities 1) N COUNT: oft supp N A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are ill, disabled, or very poor. The National Trust is a registered charity. ...an Aids charity. 2) N UNCOUNT If… …   English dictionary

• charity — char|i|ty W3S2 [ˈtʃærıti] n plural charities [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: charité, from Late Latin caritas Christian love , from Latin carus dear ] 1.) an organization that gives money, goods, or help to people who are poor, sick etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• charity — 01. When she died, she left all her money to a [charity] which helps children in developing countries. 02. We made a large donation to a [charitable] organization that is building hospitals in developing countries. 03. The children went door to… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Charity and Charities — • In its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Charity and Charities     Charity and Charities …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Charity fraud — is the act of using deception to get money from people who believe they are making donations to charities. Often a person or a group of people will make material representations that they are a charity or part of a charity and ask prospective… …   Wikipedia

• Charity shop — A charity shop in the UK. A charity shop, thrift shop, thrift store, hospice shop (U.S., Canada), resale shop (when not meaning consignment shop [U.S.]) or op shop (Australia/N.Z.) (from opportunity shop …   Wikipedia

• Charity Standish — Infobox soap character name = Charity Standish series = Passions portrayer = Molly Stanton (1999 2004) Kristina Sisco (2006 2007) first = July 5, 1999 last = February 8, 2007 (imposter; real Charity s last airdate is unknown) cause = None given… …   Wikipedia