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Philanthropy: meaning and example

noun · In the sense illustrated below

Giving money, time or other support to improve people’s welfare.

Example sentence

“Local philanthropy helped keep the community kitchen running.”

An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.

This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.

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