charity
part of speech
noun (charity, charities)
meaning for a pupil
1) A charity is an organisation that collects money and help for people or animals in need. tree →
2) Charity is giving money, food or help to people who need it. tree →
3) Charity can mean kindness in judging other people. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school life pupils raise money for charity with cake sales, fun runs, dressing-up days and sponsored events. In PSHE lessons charity means caring for others. In maths pupils total money raised for charity. Phrases: for charity, give to charity, charity shop, charity event, raise money for charity.
examples
- We raised fifty pounds for charity. tree →
- Our school held a fun run for charity. tree →
- She gives old toys to the charity shop. tree →
- The charity helps homeless dogs. tree →
- Lots of charities help after floods. tree →
- He did a sponsored walk for a children's charity. tree →
- Charity begins at home. tree →
- It's pure charity that she is here at all. tree →
note
Plural: charities (y becomes ies). Countable as an organisation (two charities), uncountable as giving (give to charity). «Charity shop» is British; in the USA it is a «thrift store». Safety: real charities are registered — be careful of strangers collecting money.
In the corpora
- Debt advice charities give free, private help to make a plan for paying debts back at a pace the family can manage.
- A food bank is a charity that gives free food parcels, usually after a referral from someone like a school or a doctor.
- When they want to help, they give money to charities, get sponsored for a challenge or volunteer their time.
- A charity is an organisation that helps people, animals or the environment, paid for by money the public gives.
- Sponsorship means people promise to give money to a charity if someone completes a challenge.
Trees and pragmatics
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