charity
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈtʃærəti/ · UK /ˈtʃærɪti/
Forms: charities
charity means: An organization that gives money, goods, or services to people who need help.
noun
An organization that gives money, goods, or services to people who need help.
- She works for a charity.
- The charity provides meals for homeless people.
- Several charities helped after the flood.
The work of helping people who are poor, ill, or in need.
- They raised money for charity.
- He spends weekends doing charity work.
- All ticket sales will go to charity.
Money, goods, or other help given to people who need them.
- He refused to accept charity.
- The family depended on charity for food.
- She needed a job, not charity.
The quality of treating others with kindness, care, and understanding.
- She treated everyone with charity.
- Try to show some charity toward his mistakes.
- His harsh judgment lacked charity.
Questions about charity
What does charity mean?
An organization that gives money, goods, or services to people who need help.
What is charity in other languages?
Türkçe: yardım kuruluşu · Español: organización benéfica · Français: association caritative · Deutsch: Wohltätigkeitsorganisation · Italiano: ente benefico · 日本語: 慈善団体
How do you pronounce charity?
In American English /ˈtʃærəti/; in British English /ˈtʃærɪti/.
How do you use charity in a sentence?
She works for a charity. The charity provides meals for homeless people.
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