charity

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.

Similar words: aid organization

Common phrases: local charity, registered charity, work for charity

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.

How to use it: for charity (We held a concert for charity.)

Similar words: charitable work

Common phrases: for charity, charity work, give 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.

Similar words: aid, help

Common phrases: accept charity, live on charity, receive 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.

How to use it: charity toward someone (She showed charity toward people who disagreed with her.)

Similar words: kindness, compassion, benevolence

Opposites: cruelty

Common phrases: show charity, Christian charity, charity toward someone