beneficence
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 11
/bəˈnɛf.ɪ.səns/
(UK)
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/bəˈnɛf.ɪ.səns/ (UK) · /bəˈnɛ.fə.sən(t)s/ (US)
Definition of beneficence
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds; or other acts which benefit someone else.
“Trump also promises to attack the sources abroad that he blames for the country’s malaise: economic interdependence, transnational criminals, traditional allies he sees as free riders on America’s long-running global beneficence.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)The practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds; or other acts which benefit someone else.
“Trump also promises to attack the sources abroad that he blames for the country’s malaise: economic interdependence, transnational criminals, traditional allies he sees as free riders on America’s long-running global beneficence.”
- (countable, uncountable)Good or charitable character or behavior.
- (countable, uncountable)A duty or obligation to act in the best interests of another, especially a patient or beneficiary.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English beneficence, from Latin beneficentia.
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