charitable

  • 21charitable — char|i|ta|ble [ tʃerıtəbl ] adjective * 1. ) intended to help people who are poor or sick, or who need advice and support: a charitable organization/institution/trust charitable work. 2. ) a charitable person has a kind attitude toward other… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22charitable — adjective 1) charitable activities Syn: philanthropic, humanitarian, altruistic, benevolent, public spirited; nonprofit; formal eleemosynary 2) charitable people Syn: bighearted, generous, openhanded, free handed …

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  • 23charitable — adjective 1) charitable activities Syn: philanthropic, humanitarian, altruistic, benevolent, non profit making 2) charitable people Syn: generous, open handed, munificent 3) he was charitab …

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  • 24charitable — adjective 1 kind and sympathetic in the way you judge people: Let s be charitable and say he didn t know the car was stolen. opposite uncharitable 2 concerned with giving help to the poor: a charitable institution charitably adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25charitable — adjective Date: 14th century 1. full of love for and goodwill toward others ; benevolent 2. a. liberal in benefactions to the needy ; generous b. of or relating to charity < charitable institution …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26charitable — adj. Charitable is used with these nouns: ↑act, ↑bequest, ↑cause, ↑contribution, ↑deduction, ↑donation, ↑foundation, ↑fund, ↑institution, ↑organization, ↑status, ↑ …

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  • 27charitable — char•i•ta•ble [[t]ˈtʃær ɪ tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) generous in gifts to aid the indigent, ill, homeless, etc 2) kindly or lenient in judging people 3) of or concerned with charity: a charitable institution[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME &LT; OF&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28charitable — /ˈtʃærətəbəl / (say charuhtuhbuhl) adjective 1. generous in gifts to relieve the needs of others. 2. kindly or lenient in judging others. 3. relating to or concerned with charity: a charitable institution. {Middle English, from Old French, from&#8230; …

  • 29charitable — Having the character or purpose of a charity. The word charitable , in a legal sense includes every gift for a general public use, to be applied consistent with existing laws, for benefit of an indefinite number of persons, and designed to&#8230; …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30charitable — Having the character or purpose of a charity. The word charitable , in a legal sense includes every gift for a general public use, to be applied consistent with existing laws, for benefit of an indefinite number of persons, and designed to&#8230; …

    Black's law dictionary