charity · noun /ˈtʃær.ət̬.i/
charity (ORGANIZATION)
B1 C or U an official organization that gives money, food, or help to people who need it, or money, food, or help that is given to people who need it
Dictionary examples:
UNICEF is an international charity.
She does a lot of work for charity.
She does a lot of charity work.
People tend to give to charity at Christmas time.
Money from the sale of these cards will go to local charities.
Learner example:
In the club, we do some charity work, helping people. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Chinese)
charity (KINDNESS)
C2 U kindness towards other people
Dictionary example:
an act of charity
Learner example:
It is undeniable that nowadays the whole world is suffering [from] the lack of good personalit[y] models to follow. Models that [ar]e able to show the importance of charity, humility and other qualities so old-fashioned in our age. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Portuguese)
