charitable purpose
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcharitableandpurpose
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charitable
adjective
uk/ˈtʃær.ə.tə.bəl/us/ˈtʃer.ə.t̬ə.bəl/
giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have ...
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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofcharitableandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The public never knew that not one single penny was spent on anycharitablepurposeduring the three years.
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The commission has received a significant number of inquiries from sports clubs interested in taking advantage of the newcharitablepurpose.
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I do not think it was for acharitablepurpose.
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If a national lottery is to fulfil its maincharitablepurpose, it is crucial to ensure that a minimum proportion goes to good causes.
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It is only in country areas, where strictly there was a legal educational orcharitablepurpose, to which it could be put.
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At the end of the 1960s, 'charitablepurpose' was an issue of fundamental political concern.
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Contributing states to international peacekeeping normally have self-interest, not simply acharitablepurposebehind their decision to participate.
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From the 1600s, the terms 'charitable' and 'charitablepurpose' evolved through legal decisions and differed in many respects from the popular meaning of the words.
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The explicit involvement of the state in what had formerly been a matter for legal determination led inevitably to a reconsideration of the principles that underlaycharitablepurposeitself.
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I admit that there may be difficulties about defining acharitablepurpose.
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As it stands, the law stops short of recognising the promotion of any particular sport as acharitablepurposeper se.
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They argue, say, that the promotion of teashops, whether teetotal or otherwise, is not acharitablepurpose.
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They should be allowed to operate in the same way as an entertainment the profits whereof are devoted to acharitablepurpose.
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Charitable assets are effectively dedicated permanently to thatcharitablepurpose.
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If the words state the purpose to be acharitablepurposethat is the end of the matter: it is a charity.
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That can come very close to going beyond what is a fair presentation of thecharitablepurposewhich they have.
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In general, it has been shown again and again—there have been a number of court cases—that the promotion of sport is not acharitablepurpose.
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That cannot be avoided because it is for acharitablepurpose.
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Legally the schools' claim to these fiscal benefits is based on education as acharitablepurpose.
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Charitable assets are effectively dedicated permanently to a particularcharitablepurpose.
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