charity

/ˈtʃær·ɪ·t̬i/ n [C/U]

Definition

› the giving of money, food, or help to those who need it, or an organization that does this: [U] She does a lot of work for charity. [C] We donate to a number of charities. › Charity is also the belief that you should help people: [U] He visits homeless shelters out of charity.

(Definition of charity n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)