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Institution vs Charitable - What's the difference?

institution | charitable |

As a noun institution

is institution.

As an adjective charitable is

pertaining to charity.

institution

English

Noun

(wikipedia institution) (en noun)
  • An established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc.
  • The building which houses such an organisation.
  • A custom or practice of a society or community, marriage for example.
  • (informal) A person long established with a certain place or position.
  • The act of instituting.
  • (obsolete) That which institutes or instructs; a textbook or system of elements or rules.
  • There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, being an institution of physic. — Evelyn.

    Derived terms

    * academic institution * educational institution * research institution

    charitable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to charity.
  • Kind, generous.
  • Having a purpose or character of a charity.
  • Synonyms

    * eleemosynary

    Derived terms

    * charitable organization * charitable purpose