charitable

adjective char·i·ta·ble \ ˈcher-ə-tə-bəl , ˈcha-rə- \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Examples: charitable in a Sentence

Definition of charitable

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 institutions

3 : merciful or kind in judging others : lenient

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charitableness

noun

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charitably

play \-blē\ adverb

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Examples of charitable in a Sentence

She makes a charitable donation every year.
He performs charitable work to help the poor.
They give money to charitable causes.
She has tried to be charitable about her sister's problems.
Half of the class has a chance at passing the test, and that is a charitable estimate.

Recent Examples of charitable from the Web

Brown-Forman’s sales fell short of analyst projections while costs connected with the creation of a charitable foundation affected its earnings.

— Washington Post, "Banks jump as stocks post their fourth straight gain," 6 June 2018
Tomarken's departure has sparked concern about the future of the charitable foundation that provides financial and medical assistance to music professionals.

— dave brooks, Billboard, "In Deal for NYC Grammys, MSG Warned Recording Academy That 'No Events Could Be At Barclays'," 1 June 2018
Investors in the fund — such as banks or large charitable foundations — could also demand representation on the board, Tarbert said.

— ian duncan, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore Mayor Pugh's plan for $55 million investment fund meets City Council resistance," 31 May 2018
Tepper’s charitable foundation has $190.6 million worth of assets, according to its most recent publicly available IRS filing.

— joseph person, charlotteobserver, "Panthers leaders met with David Tepper about open dialogue, but that's not all he wants," 29 May 2018
Any Elliott stake above that threshold would give the two activists combined a larger position than the 21% owned by the charitable foundation that is Thyssenkrupp’s top shareholder.

— stephen wilmot, WSJ, "How Many Activists Does It Take To Change An Industrial Icon?," 28 May 2018
The bank's charitable foundation previously announced $1 million in funding for Hurricane Harvey relief in the days after the hurricane.

— katherine feser, Houston Chronicle, "Bank of America provides $2.8M in Hurricane Harvey relief," 15 May 2018
The DeWine family also runs a charitable foundation, which had $13.7 million in assets at the end of 2017.

— chrissie thompson, Cincinnati.com, "No charitable giving. Family fortunes. What we learned from Ohio governor candidates' tax returns," 26 Apr. 2018
No state or charitable-foundation money is involved, du Pont added.

— joseph n. distefano, Philly.com, "Ben du Pont and Don Wirth buy DuPont Country Club, will invest $18M," 5 Apr. 2018

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