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1
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
- among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city
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2
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy
- much dedicated to philanthropy, the industrialist maintains a surprisingly modest lifestyle
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3
the quality or state of being generous
- a society dowager renowned for her philanthropy
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The first known use of philanthropy was circa 1623
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