how to pronounce charity

/ˈtʃɛɹɪtiː/

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charity is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of charity in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… become a UK charity and as a UK charity …”

meaning of charity

Charity is the voluntary giving of money or other resources to the poor or needy.

charity frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word charity occurs in english on average 23.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.