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philanthropic

UK/ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɒp.ɪk/US/ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɑ.pɪk/
adjectiveC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #11,873 of 15,258mostly written

Philanthropic means giving generously to help other people. A philanthropic foundation, philanthropic work, philanthropic giving.

It usually implies scale and organisation rather than a coin in a tin, so a philanthropic foundation is what large wealth sets up. The Greek behind it means love of humankind.

Definitions of philanthropic

  1. 1adjectivephilanthropicGiving generously to help other people.C2

    “The philanthropic couple gave millions to build a new children's hospital.”

philanthropic is a quality.

Where it comes from

Greek philanthropos means loving humankind, from philein, to love, plus anthropos, a human being.

  1. French

    philanthropique

  2. English, today

    philanthropic

From French philanthropique.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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philanthropic in the wild

  • The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) is a philanthropic foundation created and run by members of the Rockefeller family.

    Rockefeller Brothers Fund

  • The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is part of the Steering Group of the Foundations Platform F20, an international network of foundations and philanthropic organizations.

    Rockefeller Brothers Fund

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.