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(uncountable) Benevolence to the less fortunate; the providing of goods or money to those in need.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(uncountable) Benevolence to the less fortunate; the providing of goods or money to those in need.

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  • “I'm going live now with day 3 of my charity donathon for Trans Lifeline! Going to be starting with a random roguelike run, and then playing some games I haven't played on stream for a while! www.twitch.tv/eltrioch”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It turned your stomach to see artists support a charity that supports art?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Doesn’t this warm weather make you feel generous?! Make your donation today! Your gift through Birdies for Charity instantly qualifies for a 15% match! tinyurl.com/JDPPBirdies2... #100Daysfor100K”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “What a disgrace - the Dutch government are trying to remove the charity status of Extinction Rebellion, but have also accepted the far-right Fascists of Civitas Christiana as a charity. It's all a grift and it's about getting Lambo's for these guys.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Susan and her family thought that joining in with #BigYellowFriday would be a fun way of giving back to a charity which means a lot to them. They had no idea what a success it would be, but as Susan says 'it just grew and grew!'https://ow.ly/b8U150YUXvX”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(countable) The goods or money given to those in need.

He donated half his earnings to charity.
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  • “📍 📍 we are  Dacorum Mencap. , We're a charity that is affiliated to Royal Mencap and we started in 1952, which means we are in our 74th year.   📍 📍 📍 We are here Monday to Friday, 8: 30 to 3:30 Our phone number is 01442 247675 www.dacorummencap.org.uk for more information”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Our UK charity is @thames21.bsky.social, working to clean up the Thames river basin: www.justgiving.com/page/robert-...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Well, I can name a few towns in England that look like tenant row with empty shops decaying around the pawn, vape, charity & betting shops.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Visit the ‘My name is Kirsty’ project to find out about Kirsty’s fundraising for Oscar’s Paediatric Brain Tumour charity: www.mynameiskirsty.com”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Think you need to identify here that Gordon Brown doesn’t take any of this money personally. It goes to charity.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

Origin: From , from , cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Reform leader in Scotland facing questions over charity registration. Lord Malcolm Offord’s Badenoch Trust is not registered with OSCR Full story: tfn.scot/news/reform-...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You are invited to The Galilee Foundation’s charity screening of the acclaimed “All That’s Left Of You”, directed by the award-winning director Cherien Dabis and featuring an all-star cast including Saleh Bakri and the late Mohammed Bakri. bit.ly/allthatsleft...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “NEWS: Richard de Coverly is a paramedic and head of operations at the air ambulance charity that covers Kent. He says increasing fuel costs are a real worry #kmfmnews”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “(bet can be structured in terms of donation to charity of choice)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Out fundraising for a local (Newbury, Berkshire) mental health charity, The Eight Bells for Mental Health 💚”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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