charity
che ri tee
- n a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
- n a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
- n an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
- n pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
- n an institution set up to provide help to the needy
- A charity concert scheduled at Althorp on June 27 will also contribute.
- Since the spontaneous outpouring of charity and volunteering after the May earthquake in Sichuan, we have all wondered whether the event marked a new beginning for such grassroots .
- After 18 months, she left the mayor's office to head up the Chicago office of a new charity that was forming: Public Allies, which helps place young people at nonprofits.