philanthropic [adjective]: inclined to promote the welfare of others, esp. by generously donating funds.
Example: Warren Buffet is known as much for his business acumen as he is for his philanthropic activities.
Related words: philanthropy [noun], philanthropically [adverb]
Synonyms: altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, generous, giving, helpful, humane, kind, magnanimous, munificent, unstinting
Antonyms: avaricious, frugal, misanthropic, miserly, parsimonious, rapacious, stingy, thrifty, uncharitable, ungenerous
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