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charityware

charityware noun: software distributed in a way that benefits a charity, as by users being encouraged to donate to the charity in lieu of paying for the software.

Noun

charityware (uncountable)

  1. Software distributed in a way that benefits a charity, as by users being encouraged to donate to the charity in lieu of paying for the software.
    Synonyms:
    careware

Synonyms of charityware

Origin of charityware

From charity + -ware.

Questions about charityware

What does charityware mean?
Charityware means software distributed in a way that benefits a charity, as by users being encouraged to donate to the charity in lieu of paying for the software.
What part of speech is charityware?
Charityware is a noun.

Words near charityware in the dictionary

  1. charity stamp
  2. charity stamps
  3. charity stripe
  4. charity stripes
  5. charityless
  6. charityware
  7. charivari
  8. charivaric
  9. charivaris
  10. charizing
  11. charizzler

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