definition of benefactors
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- Benefactor definition: A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples English Dictionary | Thesaurus | Translator | Grammar | Scrabble | Blog
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- For other uses, see Philanthropist (disambiguation). Philanthropy (from Greek φιλανθρωπία) means etymologically, the love of humanity, in the sense of caring, nourishing, developing, and enhancing what it means to be human.
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philanthropy philanthropy. 1  altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
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- Donation definition, an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution. See more.
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scholarship Learner's definition of SCHOLARSHIP. 1. [count] : an amount of money that is given by a school, an organization, etc., to a student to help pay for the student's education. She got/received/won a scholarship to Yale University. The organization is offering five $5,000 scholarships. He is going to college on a football scholarship. [=a scholarship offered for his ability to play football] She is attending college on a full scholarship. [=a scholarship that pays fully for a student's tuition]
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donor Definition of donor. 1  1 : one that gives, donates, or presents something. 2  2 : one used as a source of biological material (such as blood or an organ)
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philanthropy philanthropy /fəˈlænθrəpi/ noun. philanthropy. /fəˈlænθrəpi/. noun. Learner's definition of PHILANTHROPY. [noncount] : the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people. The family's philanthropy made it possible to build the public library.
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- Define benefactor. benefactor synonyms, benefactor pronunciation, benefactor translation, English dictionary definition of benefactor. n. One that gives aid, especially financial aid. n a person who supports or helps a person, institution, etc, esp by giving money; patron ˈbeneˌfactress fem...
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charity Definition of charity for English Language Learners. : the act of giving money, food, or other kinds of help to people who are poor, sick, etc.; also : something (such as money or food) that is given to people who are poor, sick, etc. : an organization that helps people who are poor, sick, etc.
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alumnus 1. a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university. 2. a former associate, employee, member, or the like. [1635–45; < Latin: foster son, pupil] usage: alumnus (in Latin a masculine noun) refers to a male graduate or former student; the plural is alumni. An alumna (in Latin a feminine noun) refers to a female graduate or former student; the plural is alumnae.
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Philanthropy The definition also serves to contrast philanthropy with business endeavors, which are private initiatives for private good, e.g., focusing on material gain, and with government endeavors, which are public initiatives for public good, e.g., focusing on provision of public services. A person who practices philanthropy is called a philanthropist.
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What is a 'Beneficiary' BREAKING DOWN 'Beneficiary'. Typically, any person or entity can be named as a beneficiary of a trust, will or life insurance policy and the one distributing the funds (the benefactor) can put various stipulations on the disbursement of funds (e.g. the beneficiary must have attained a certain age or be married).REAKING DOWN 'Beneficiary'. Typically, any person or entity can be named as a beneficiary of a trust, will or life insurance policy and the one distributing the funds (the benefactor) can put various stipulations on the disbursement of funds (e.g. the beneficiary must have attained a certain age or be married).
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sponsor (ˈspɒn sər) n. 1. a person who vouches for, is responsible for, or supports a person or thing. 2. a person, firm, organization, etc., that supports the cost of a radio or television program by buying time for advertising or promotion during the broadcast.
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buffer fundin British Definition of philanthropy from the Collins English Dictionary Direct and indirect objects The object of a sentence(if there is one) normally comes after the verb phrase.
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- Related to Benefactors: benefactress benefactor noun abettor, advocate, aid, aider, ally, assister, backer, beneficent friend, benefiter, champion, contributor, defender, donor, favorer, free giver, friend, giver, Good Samaritan, help, helper, humanitarian, kind person, maintainer, ministrant, patron, philanthropist, promoter, protector, redeemer, rescuer, seconder, succorer, supporter, sustainer, upholder, well-doer
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endowment endowment. A permanent fund bestowed upon an individual or institution, such as a university, museum, hospital, or foundation, to be used for a specific purpose.
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philanthropic philanthropic definition: The definition of philanthropic is someone giving or charitable or someone who likes to do good for others. (adjective) A millionaire who gives away lots of money to charity and who volunteers for lots of charitable organizations is...
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sponsor b. a person who donates money to a charity when the person requesting the donation has performed a specified activity as part of an organized fund-raising effort. 2. (Broadcasting) chiefly US and Canadian a person or business firm that pays the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising time.
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sponsor (spŏn′sər) n. 1. One who assumes responsibility for another person or a group during a period of instruction, apprenticeship, or probation. 2. One who vouches for the suitability of a candidate for admission, as to an organization. 3. A legislator who proposes and urges adoption of a bill.
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patron patron (plural patrons) 1  One who protects or supports; a defender. 2  A regular customer, as of a certain store or restaurant. 3  A property owner who hires a contractor for construction works. 4  An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
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- Definition of benefactor in the AudioEnglish.org Dictionary. Meaning of benefactor. What does benefactor mean? Proper usage and audio pronunciation (and phonetic transcription) of the word benefactor. Information about benefactor in the AudioEnglish.org dictionary, synonyms and antonyms.
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charity noun, plural charities. 1. generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless: to devote one's life to charity. 2. something given to a person or persons in need; alms: She asked for work, not charity. 3. a charitable act or work.
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SPONSOR godfather-someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild. godparent-a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism. guarantor, warranter, warrantor, surety-one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another.
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Definition of 'patron' patron of the arts meaning, patron of the arts definition | English Cobuild dictionary. patron. 1 n-count A patron is a person who supports and gives money to artists, writers, or musicians. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences. 2 n-count The patron of a charity, group, or campaign is an important person who allows his or her name to be used for publicity.
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philanthropy Philanthropy is defined as the act of doing charitable work, or an activity designed to improve human welfare. 1  An example of philanthropy is giving money to charity and volunteering. An example of philanthropy is donating canned goods to a food bank to help needy families in your community or donating toys to the Toys for Tots toy drive to provide Christmas presents to needy children.