philanthropy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of giving money and help to good causes to improve people's lives.

   As public funding is reduced, we depend increasingly on private philanthropy.

2. 2
   noun

   A charitable organization or foundation.

   He ran one of the largest philanthropies in the country.

Borrowed from Late Latin philanthrōpia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpía). By surface analysis, phil- + -anthropy.

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