philanthropic

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    generous in assistance to the poor
    of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy

Word Origin

philanthropic (adj.)
1789, from French philanthropique (18c.), from Greek philanthropikos (adj.), from philanthropia "humanity, benevolence, kindliness" (see philanthropy). Related: Philanthropical; philanthropically (1787).

Synonym

Example

1. Some 66 % of tata is owned by philanthropic trusts founded 120 years ago .
2. He could have followed mark zuckerberg 's philanthropic model by making a multi-million dollar challenge grant .
3. One internal discussion concerns the possibility of philanthropic help .
4. How does one combine heirs with philanthropic endeavours ?
5. He has historically been somewhat quiet about his philanthropic plans .

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