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Aid vs Charity - What's the difference?

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Aid is a related term of charity.


As proper nouns the difference between aid and charity

is that aid is while charity is .

aid

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) aide, from (etyl) . Cognate include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto

Noun

(en noun)
  • Help; assistance; succor, relief.
  • :
  • *(Henry Hallam) (1777-1859)
  • *:An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid .
  • *
  • *:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  • A helper; an assistant.
  • *(w) viii. 6
  • *:It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.
  • Something which helps; a material source of help.
  • :
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author=(Henry Petroski)
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= The Evolution of Eyeglasses , passage=The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone
  • (lb) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
  • (lb) An exchequer loan.
  • (lb) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
  • An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
  • :
  • Derived terms
    * aid climbing * aidful * aidless * aidman * first aid * hearing aid

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) aidier (modern aider), from (etyl) adiuto'', frequentative of ''adiuvo "to assist".

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
  • * Shakespeare
  • You speedy helpers Appear and aid me in this enterprise.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
  • , date=May 24 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3 , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=Smith is aided in his quest by an elfin, time-jumping alien with psychic powers played by another Coen brothers veteran, A Serious Man star Michael Stuhlbarg. }}
    Synonyms
    * assist * befriend * bestand * cooperate * help * promote * relieve * succor * support * sustain
    Derived terms
    * aidable * aidance * aider

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Võro==

    Noun

    (vro-noun)
  • charity

    English

    Noun

  • (archaic)  Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
  • In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
  • Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity . — John Mitchell Mason
  • (uncountable)  Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=6 citation , passage=‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”. […]’.}}
  • (countable)  The goods or money given to those in need.
  • (countable)  An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
  • Synonyms

    * (organization) charitable organization