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Added 9 October 2026

charity

/ˈtʃæɹɪti/ noun

In Latin: stips Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about charity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
The event raised money for local charities.
The goods or money given to those in need, or the act of doing it.
Benevolence to the less fortunate; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
act of charity

Origin

From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin cāritās. * The Tyndale Bible uses native English love instead.

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