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charity(dictionary)
Ardakan Charity(health)
Charity Commission, the(dictionary)
charity shop(dictionary)
Charity Stripe - Basketball(gambling)
Sisters of Charity Hospital(health)
Faith, Hope, and Charity - Bowling(gambling)

willemite (iou) and charity (oh)


willemite (iou)



willemite noun. M19.
[from Willem I (1772-1843), king of the Netherlands + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A trigonal silicate of zinc occurring in masses or crystals of greenish yellow and Other colours, and often strongly fluorescent.

charity (oh)



[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: charite, from Late Latin caritas 'Christian love', from Latin carus 'dear']
[C] an organization that gives money, goods, or help to people who are poor, sick etc
-see also charitable charitable
::Several charities sent aid to the flood victims.
charity event/walk/concert etc
(=an event organized to collect money for a charity)
[U] charity organizations in General
::All the money raised by the concert will go to charity .
for charity
::The children raised over ¡ê200 for charity.
[U] money or gifts given to help people who are poor, sick etc
::refugees living on charity
::Her pride wouldn't allow her to accept charity .
[U] formal kindness or sympathy that you show towards Other people
::Mother Teresa's works of charity
::Newspaper reports showed him little charity .
charity begins at Home
a phrase meaning that you should take care of your own family, country etc before you help Other people