PUBLIC CHARITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does public charity mean? 

• PUBLIC CHARITY (noun)
  The noun PUBLIC CHARITY has 1 sense:

1. a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)

  Familiarity information: PUBLIC CHARITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUBLIC CHARITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("public charity" is a kind of...):

charity (a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals))