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PRIVATE FOUNDATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does private foundation mean?
• PRIVATE FOUNDATION (noun)
The noun PRIVATE FOUNDATION has 1 sense:
1. a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public
Familiarity information: PRIVATE FOUNDATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("private foundation" is a kind of...):
charity (a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals))
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