Alms
WordNet
noun
(1) Money or goods contributed to the poor
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < < < .
Noun
- Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
- She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms.
- Alms are distributed from the weekly collection for the purpose.
- c. 1779, Alban Butler, Lives of the Saints
- St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.