charity

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
noun a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
noun an activity or gift that benefits the public at large

From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin cāritās.

You begin your charity at home. — Antony Gray,—Gardener, LM (Leslie Moore)
I am not an object for charity. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
Is that what you call Christian charity?" — The secret of Father Brown, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

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