CHARITY

[`ʧærɪtɪ]

милосердие, милость, проявление милости

благотворительный взнос; милостыня

благотворительные организации, благотворительные акции

charity: translation

▪ international, local, national

▪ registered

▪ private

▪ AIDS, animal (esp. BrE), cancer, conservation, educational, health, housing (esp. BrE), medical

▪ Christian, faith-based (esp. AmE), Islamic, Muslim, religious

▪ favourite/favorite

▪ donate (money) to, give (money) to, support

▪ run

▪

She runs a charity for homeless young people.

▪ go to

▪

All the proceeds from the sale will go to charity.

▪ ask for

▪ accept

▪

They are proud people who don't accept charity.

▪ depend on, live on

▪

They have no money and are forced to live on charity.

▪ appeal (esp.BrE), drive (AmE)

▪ auction, ball, benefit, concert, dinner, event, function, fund-raiser, game (esp. AmE), match, show

▪ school (esp. BrE)

▪ shop (BrE)

▪ work

▪ worker

▪ for charity

▪

The school raised a lot of money for charity.

▪ charity for

▪

a charity for sick children

▪ an act of charity

charity: translation

charity char‧i‧ty [ˈtʆærti] noun charities _PLURALFORM

1. [countable] an organization that collects money to help people, for example those who are sick or poor, or to help certain types of activity such as artistic activity ; =NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION; , non-profit organization AmE:

2. [uncountable] money or gifts given to help people, for example those who are sick or poor:

charity UK US /ˈtʃærɪti/ noun (plural charities) SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

► [C ] an organization that has the purpose of providing money or help to people who need it, or that does something useful for society: »

Proceeds from the sale of these cards will be given to local charities.

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It's a charity that supports local arts initiatives.

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As a charity, the organization does not pay tax.

► [U] organizations like this when they are considered as a group: »

An anonymous businesswoman donated one million dollars to charity.

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The proceeds of this evening's event will go to charity.

► [U] money or help given to people who need it: »

They were poor, but they were too proud to accept charity.

→ See also NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION(Cf.↑not-for-profit organization)

charity: translation

Amor, BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, Eros, Platonic love, abetment, accord, accordance, admiration, adoration, advocacy, aegis, affection, affinity, agape, agreement, alms, alms fee, almsgiving, altruism, amity, ardency, ardor, attachment, auspices, backing, benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, benevolent disposition, benevolentness, bigheartedness, bodily love, bonds of harmony, brotherly love, cardinal virtues, care, caritas, cement of friendship, championship, charitableness, clemency, collection, communion, community, community of interests, compassion, compatibility, concord, concordance, condonation, congeniality, conjugal love, considerateness, consideration, contribution, correspondence, countenance, desire, devotion, do-goodism, dole, donation, donative, easiness, empathy, encouragement, esprit, esprit de corps, faith, faithful love, fancy, favor, feeling of identity, fellow feeling, fellowship, fervor, flame, flower power, fondness, forbearance, fortitude, fosterage, free love, free-lovism, frictionlessness, friendliness, generosity, generousness, giving, good vibes, good vibrations, goodwill, grace, greatheartedness, guidance, handout, happy family, harmony, heart, hero worship, hope, humaneness, humanitarianism, humanity, identity, idolatry, idolism, idolization, indulgence, interest, justice, kindliness, kinship, largeheartedness, largesse, lasciviousness, lenience, leniency, lenity, liberality, libido, like, like-mindedness, liking, long-suffering, love, love of mankind, lovemaking, magnanimity, married love, munificence, mutuality, natural virtues, offering, offertory, oneness, passion, patience, patronage, peace, permissiveness, philanthropism, philanthropy, physical love, pittance, popular regard, popularity, prudence, rapport, rapprochement, reciprocity, regard, relief, seconding, sentiment, sex, sexual love, sharing, shine, solidarity, spiritual love, sponsorship, subscription, supernatural virtues, sympathy, symphony, team spirit, temperance, tender feeling, tender passion, theological virtues, tithe, tolerance, toleration, truelove, tutelage, understanding, union, unison, unity, unselfishness, utilitarianism, uxoriousness, votive offering, weakness, welfare, welfarism, well-disposedness, worship, yearning

1) общ. милосердие, милость, проявление милости (по отношению к кому-л.)

2) эк. благотворительность; благотворительный взнос; милостыня

3) эк. благотворительные организации, благотворительные акции; благотворительность