charity

noun/ˈtʃærəti/CEFR B1

দান, দাতব্য

Meaning

Money or help given to people who are poor or in need.

Example sentences

He donates part of his salary to charity.সে তার বেতনের একটি অংশ দাতব্য কাজে দান করে।
The family survived on charity after the fire.আগুনের পর পরিবারটি দানের ওপর নির্ভর করে টিকে ছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: aid, donation

Similar words, and what each means

aid
সাহায্য, ত্রাণ
Help or support, especially money, food, or services.
donation
দান, অনুদান
Money or goods given to help a person or organisation.

Other English words for “দান, দাতব্য”

charity
The giving of help or money to people in need.
alms
Money, food, or clothes given to poor people.
donation
Money or goods given to help a person or organisation.
charitable
Giving help to those in need, or connected with such giving.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

charitynounদান, দাতব্য
charverbআগুনে পুড়িয়ে কালচে দাগ ফেলা

“charity” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Fill in the particle: 'The charity gave ___ blankets to flood victims.' (distributed)
Phrasal Verbs with Give →
It is not charity and not a favour; it is the correction of an old imbalance in a country where women are half the population.
Women Empowerment →
Female education is not charity towards women.
Female Education →

Where this word is used

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“charity” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • নির্দিষ্ট সেবা বা ছাড়ের কুপন
- • দান, দাতব্য
- • সমুদ্রঘোড়া (ঘোড়ার মতো মুখবিশিষ্ট ছোট সামুদ্রিক মাছ)
- • পলিসিধারী, বিমার মালিক
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দান, দাতব্য — charity (noun) — দান, দাতব্য. Money or help given to people who are poor or in need.
Which word is closest in meaning to “charity”?
- • aid
- • gypsum
- • coil
- • suite
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aid — aid — সাহায্য, ত্রাণ. Help or support, especially money, food, or services.

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