alm

US/ɑm/

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England/ɑːm/

alm noun: something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.

Noun (1)

alm (plural alms)

(nonstandard) Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.
- An alm to the poor is a work of charity. Una limosna a los pobres es obra de caridad.1992, Orlando B. Cuartocruz, Zamboanga Chabacano Folk Literature, page 26
- If in doubt, you rarely go wrong giving an alm to the poor, and you might feel better about it.1992, Bobb Biehl, The Question Book, Thomas Nelson Publishers, →ISBN

ALM

(abbreviation, initialism, development) Initialism of application lifecycle management.
(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of asset and liability management.
(abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of audiolingual method.

ALM

ALM

“An alm for the love of God,” cries the beggar.2015, Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Multnomah, →ISBN, page 78:
He wanted to offer it to you, as an alm for the Church, but I told him you would never agree to that.2020, Melanie Dickerson, The Peasant's Dream, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 99:

plural	alms

Back-formation from alms.

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What does alm mean?: Alm means something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.
How do you use alm in a sentence?: “An alm for the love of God,” cries the beggar.
What part of speech is alm?: Alm can be a noun, a proper noun or a phrase.
How do you pronounce alm?: Alm is pronounced /ɑːm/ (England).
What is the plural of alm?: The plural of alm is alms.

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