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Charity events and fundraisers

bake sale

noun

a sale of cakes, biscuits etc that people bake in order to make money for a school or church

bazaar

noun

a sale, especially of used goods, to raise money for a particular project or organization

benefit

noun

an event organized in order to make money for a person or a charity

fair

noun

an event organized by a school, church, or charity to make money

fĂȘte

noun

an outdoor event with goods for sale and competitions, usually organized by a school or church to make money

flag day

noun

in the UK, a day when people collect money in the street for charity. Small pieces of cloth or paper called flags are sold to the people who give money.

fundraiser

noun

a social event organized to make money for a specific purpose, especially for a charity or a political party

fundraising

noun

the activity of trying to persuade people or organizations to give money for a specific purpose, especially for a charity or a political party

fun run

noun

an event in which many people run a long distance, usually in order to make money for a charity

jumble sale

noun

an event where people raise money by selling jumble. The American word is rummage sale.

rummage sale

noun

a jumble sale

sale of work

noun

an event at which people sell things that they have made, especially so that they can give the money to charity

telethon

noun

a long television programme that provides entertainment with the purpose of raising money for charity (=organizations that help people)

walk

noun

an event in which people walk a particular distance and ask friends to give them money for how far they walk. The money is given to charity

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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