Taxes vs Alms - What's the difference?
taxes | alms |
(uncountable) Money paid to the government for public purposes.
(tax)
Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
* c.'' 1779 ,
As a verb taxes
is .As a noun alms is
something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.taxes
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Etymology 1
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(head)Verb
(head)Etymology 2
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(head)Anagrams
* English heteronyms ----alms
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Noun
(alms)- She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms .
- Alms are distributed from the weekly collection for the purpose.
- St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.
