Definition of philanthropy in English:

philanthropy

noun fɪˈlanθrəpifəˈlænθrəpi

mass noun

1The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
he acquired a considerable fortune and was noted for his philanthropy
Example sentencesExamples
- In Europe, they are more likely to see private philanthropy as complementary to state action.
- There is no harm in self-interest reinforcing philanthropy if the outcome is the benefit of mankind, especially in poorer countries.
- No one has the money to invest in philanthropy unless there is some business payback.
- Another implication of prioritising private philanthropy over state welfare is to suggest that if you're rich, you * should * help those on the other end of the scale.
- Both novels expose middle-class desires for social control and the inability of philanthropy to alleviate poverty.
- In Africa, private philanthropy is buying vaccines for measles and hepatitis.
- Still, regardless of the motivation, their philanthropy benefited people in need and deserves appreciation.
- No society has ever devoted so many of its resources to philanthropy for humanitarian and social benefit.
- The editors of BLACK ENTERPRISE recognize that philanthropy is the giving of money, time, and talent.
- He has betrayed those who, out of genuine philanthropy, donated money to his campaigns.
- Walker practiced generous philanthropy in support of black men and women; and she encouraged her sales agents to do likewise.
- Making a passionate plea for more public philanthropy in arts, she is of the opinion that industrial houses should take up this cause.
- At these ceremonies, her generosity and philanthropy towards students with special needs was recognised with an honorary degree.
- Hunter's spirit of philanthropy is one shared by many of his fellow countrymen and women - self-made people driven to give something back.
- It was certainly not pure philanthropy which made them display all that untiring fervor in order to curb the slave trade on the high seas and so halt the development of countries which still maintained slaves.
- The greater generosity of Conservatives reflects the value they place on individual philanthropy above publicly-funded welfare services.
- A municipal donation sets a good example of philanthropy at work, but a poor one of financial responsibility concerning taxpayers' money.
- There is nothing morally wrong with a profit motive except where it masquerades as moral philanthropy.
- A law that promotes the activities of corporate philanthropy would certainly help - but these are medium or long-term solutions.
- I have come to appreciate the private philanthropy that underlies all artistic organisations in the United States.
Synonyms
benevolence, generosity, humanitarianism, public-spiritedness, altruism, social conscience, social concern, charity, charitableness, brotherly love, fellow feeling, magnanimity, munificence, liberality, largesse, open-handedness, bountifulness, beneficence, benignity, unselfishness, selflessness, humanity, kindness, kind-heartedness, big-heartedness, compassion, humaneness
patronage, sponsorship, backing, help
historical almsgiving
literary bounty, bounteousness
1. 1.1North American count noun A philanthropic institution; a charity.
  a philanthropy was incorporated to help oldsters obtain benefits like pension rights
  Example sentencesExamples
  Local philanthropies, chiefly the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Lenfest Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation, pledged to help raise $150 million to guarantee the Barnes's future.
  Flexner became secretary of the new Rockefeller Foundation's General Education Board, which heavily funded Johns Hopkins and a few other medical schools and led other philanthropies to follow suit.
  During the past three decades, however, a number of Jewish philanthropies have been established with the explicit purpose of mobilizing Jewish money to assist non-Jewish communities.
  The association will manage the Community Service Fund, a philanthropy created to support the community service projects.
  In May 2000, the Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the nation's largest philanthropies, launched the Pew Oceans Commission, co-chaired by New Jersey Gov.

Derivatives

philanthropism

noun fɪˈlanθrəpɪz(ə)mfəˈlænθrəˌpɪzəm

philanthropize

verb fɪˈlanθrəpʌɪzfəˈlænθrəˌpaɪz

[with object]

Make (a person or group) the object of philanthropy.
they are keen on philanthropizing the unfortunates of the world
The population of unselfish genes will dwindle generation after generation until the contributors to the larger good have philanthropized themselves out of existence.

Origin

Early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek philanthrōpia, from philanthrōpos 'man-loving' (see philanthrope).

Rhymes

lycanthropy, misanthropy

Definition of philanthropy in US English:

philanthropy

nounfəˈlanTHrəpēfəˈlænθrəpi

1The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
he acquired a considerable fortune and was noted for his philanthropy
Example sentencesExamples
- Still, regardless of the motivation, their philanthropy benefited people in need and deserves appreciation.
- He has betrayed those who, out of genuine philanthropy, donated money to his campaigns.
- There is no harm in self-interest reinforcing philanthropy if the outcome is the benefit of mankind, especially in poorer countries.
- Both novels expose middle-class desires for social control and the inability of philanthropy to alleviate poverty.
- In Africa, private philanthropy is buying vaccines for measles and hepatitis.
- At these ceremonies, her generosity and philanthropy towards students with special needs was recognised with an honorary degree.
- In Europe, they are more likely to see private philanthropy as complementary to state action.
- It was certainly not pure philanthropy which made them display all that untiring fervor in order to curb the slave trade on the high seas and so halt the development of countries which still maintained slaves.
- The editors of BLACK ENTERPRISE recognize that philanthropy is the giving of money, time, and talent.
- A municipal donation sets a good example of philanthropy at work, but a poor one of financial responsibility concerning taxpayers' money.
- A law that promotes the activities of corporate philanthropy would certainly help - but these are medium or long-term solutions.
- Making a passionate plea for more public philanthropy in arts, she is of the opinion that industrial houses should take up this cause.
- I have come to appreciate the private philanthropy that underlies all artistic organisations in the United States.
- The greater generosity of Conservatives reflects the value they place on individual philanthropy above publicly-funded welfare services.
- Another implication of prioritising private philanthropy over state welfare is to suggest that if you're rich, you * should * help those on the other end of the scale.
- No society has ever devoted so many of its resources to philanthropy for humanitarian and social benefit.
- Hunter's spirit of philanthropy is one shared by many of his fellow countrymen and women - self-made people driven to give something back.
- No one has the money to invest in philanthropy unless there is some business payback.
- There is nothing morally wrong with a profit motive except where it masquerades as moral philanthropy.
- Walker practiced generous philanthropy in support of black men and women; and she encouraged her sales agents to do likewise.
Synonyms
benevolence, generosity, humanitarianism, public-spiritedness, altruism, social conscience, social concern, charity, charitableness, brotherly love, fellow feeling, magnanimity, munificence, liberality, largesse, open-handedness, bountifulness, beneficence, benignity, unselfishness, selflessness, humanity, kindness, kind-heartedness, big-heartedness, compassion, humaneness
1. 1.1North American A philanthropic institution; a charity.
  a philanthropy was incorporated to help oldsters obtain benefits like pension rights
  Example sentencesExamples
  The association will manage the Community Service Fund, a philanthropy created to support the community service projects.
  Flexner became secretary of the new Rockefeller Foundation's General Education Board, which heavily funded Johns Hopkins and a few other medical schools and led other philanthropies to follow suit.
  During the past three decades, however, a number of Jewish philanthropies have been established with the explicit purpose of mobilizing Jewish money to assist non-Jewish communities.
  Local philanthropies, chiefly the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Lenfest Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation, pledged to help raise $150 million to guarantee the Barnes's future.
  In May 2000, the Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the nation's largest philanthropies, launched the Pew Oceans Commission, co-chaired by New Jersey Gov.

Origin

Early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek philanthrōpia, from philanthrōpos ‘man-loving’ (see philanthrope).

单词	philanthropy
释义	Definition of philanthropy in English: philanthropy noun fɪˈlanθrəpifəˈlænθrəpi mass noun 1The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. he acquired a considerable fortune and was noted for his philanthropy Example sentencesExamples In Europe, they are more likely to see private philanthropy as complementary to state action. There is no harm in self-interest reinforcing philanthropy if the outcome is the benefit of mankind, especially in poorer countries. No one has the money to invest in philanthropy unless there is some business payback. Another implication of prioritising private philanthropy over state welfare is to suggest that if you're rich, you should * help those on the other end of the scale.* Both novels expose middle-class desires for social control and the inability of philanthropy to alleviate poverty. In Africa, private philanthropy is buying vaccines for measles and hepatitis. Still, regardless of the motivation, their philanthropy benefited people in need and deserves appreciation. No society has ever devoted so many of its resources to philanthropy for humanitarian and social benefit. The editors of BLACK ENTERPRISE recognize that philanthropy is the giving of money, time, and talent. He has betrayed those who, out of genuine philanthropy, donated money to his campaigns. Walker practiced generous philanthropy in support of black men and women; and she encouraged her sales agents to do likewise. Making a passionate plea for more public philanthropy in arts, she is of the opinion that industrial houses should take up this cause. At these ceremonies, her generosity and philanthropy towards students with special needs was recognised with an honorary degree. Hunter's spirit of philanthropy is one shared by many of his fellow countrymen and women - self-made people driven to give something back. It was certainly not pure philanthropy which made them display all that untiring fervor in order to curb the slave trade on the high seas and so halt the development of countries which still maintained slaves. The greater generosity of Conservatives reflects the value they place on individual philanthropy above publicly-funded welfare services. A municipal donation sets a good example of philanthropy at work, but a poor one of financial responsibility concerning taxpayers' money. There is nothing morally wrong with a profit motive except where it masquerades as moral philanthropy. A law that promotes the activities of corporate philanthropy would certainly help - but these are medium or long-term solutions. I have come to appreciate the private philanthropy that underlies all artistic organisations in the United States. Synonyms benevolence, generosity, humanitarianism, public-spiritedness, altruism, social conscience, social concern, charity, charitableness, brotherly love, fellow feeling, magnanimity, munificence, liberality, largesse, open-handedness, bountifulness, beneficence, benignity, unselfishness, selflessness, humanity, kindness, kind-heartedness, big-heartedness, compassion, humaneness patronage, sponsorship, backing, help historical almsgiving literary bounty, bounteousness 1.1North American count noun A philanthropic institution; a charity. a philanthropy was incorporated to help oldsters obtain benefits like pension rights Example sentencesExamples Local philanthropies, chiefly the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Lenfest Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation, pledged to help raise $150 million to guarantee the Barnes's future. Flexner became secretary of the new Rockefeller Foundation's General Education Board, which heavily funded Johns Hopkins and a few other medical schools and led other philanthropies to follow suit. During the past three decades, however, a number of Jewish philanthropies have been established with the explicit purpose of mobilizing Jewish money to assist non-Jewish communities. The association will manage the Community Service Fund, a philanthropy created to support the community service projects. In May 2000, the Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the nation's largest philanthropies, launched the Pew Oceans Commission, co-chaired by New Jersey Gov. Derivatives philanthropism noun fɪˈlanθrəpɪz(ə)mfəˈlænθrəˌpɪzəm philanthropize verb fɪˈlanθrəpʌɪzfəˈlænθrəˌpaɪz [with object] Make (a person or group) the object of philanthropy. they are keen on philanthropizing the unfortunates of the world The population of unselfish genes will dwindle generation after generation until the contributors to the larger good have philanthropized themselves out of existence. Origin Early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek philanthrōpia, from philanthrōpos 'man-loving' (see philanthrope). Rhymes lycanthropy, misanthropy Definition of philanthropy in US English: philanthropy nounfəˈlanTHrəpēfəˈlænθrəpi 1The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. he acquired a considerable fortune and was noted for his philanthropy Example sentencesExamples Still, regardless of the motivation, their philanthropy benefited people in need and deserves appreciation. He has betrayed those who, out of genuine philanthropy, donated money to his campaigns. There is no harm in self-interest reinforcing philanthropy if the outcome is the benefit of mankind, especially in poorer countries. Both novels expose middle-class desires for social control and the inability of philanthropy to alleviate poverty. In Africa, private philanthropy is buying vaccines for measles and hepatitis. At these ceremonies, her generosity and philanthropy towards students with special needs was recognised with an honorary degree. In Europe, they are more likely to see private philanthropy as complementary to state action. It was certainly not pure philanthropy which made them display all that untiring fervor in order to curb the slave trade on the high seas and so halt the development of countries which still maintained slaves. The editors of BLACK ENTERPRISE recognize that philanthropy is the giving of money, time, and talent. A municipal donation sets a good example of philanthropy at work, but a poor one of financial responsibility concerning taxpayers' money. A law that promotes the activities of corporate philanthropy would certainly help - but these are medium or long-term solutions. Making a passionate plea for more public philanthropy in arts, she is of the opinion that industrial houses should take up this cause. I have come to appreciate the private philanthropy that underlies all artistic organisations in the United States. The greater generosity of Conservatives reflects the value they place on individual philanthropy above publicly-funded welfare services. Another implication of prioritising private philanthropy over state welfare is to suggest that if you're rich, you should * help those on the other end of the scale.* No society has ever devoted so many of its resources to philanthropy for humanitarian and social benefit. Hunter's spirit of philanthropy is one shared by many of his fellow countrymen and women - self-made people driven to give something back. No one has the money to invest in philanthropy unless there is some business payback. There is nothing morally wrong with a profit motive except where it masquerades as moral philanthropy. Walker practiced generous philanthropy in support of black men and women; and she encouraged her sales agents to do likewise. Synonyms benevolence, generosity, humanitarianism, public-spiritedness, altruism, social conscience, social concern, charity, charitableness, brotherly love, fellow feeling, magnanimity, munificence, liberality, largesse, open-handedness, bountifulness, beneficence, benignity, unselfishness, selflessness, humanity, kindness, kind-heartedness, big-heartedness, compassion, humaneness 1.1North American A philanthropic institution; a charity. a philanthropy was incorporated to help oldsters obtain benefits like pension rights Example sentencesExamples The association will manage the Community Service Fund, a philanthropy created to support the community service projects. Flexner became secretary of the new Rockefeller Foundation's General Education Board, which heavily funded Johns Hopkins and a few other medical schools and led other philanthropies to follow suit. During the past three decades, however, a number of Jewish philanthropies have been established with the explicit purpose of mobilizing Jewish money to assist non-Jewish communities. Local philanthropies, chiefly the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Lenfest Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation, pledged to help raise $150 million to guarantee the Barnes's future. In May 2000, the Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the nation's largest philanthropies, launched the Pew Oceans Commission, co-chaired by New Jersey Gov. Origin Early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek philanthrōpia, from philanthrōpos ‘man-loving’ (see philanthrope).
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