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tithe

/taɪð/

Meanings
noun
A tenth.

Examples :

"After earning money from her summer job, Sarah gave a tithe of her earnings to her church. "
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Related Words

Illustration concession

concession noun

/kənˈsɛʃən/

The act of conceding.

"The losing team made a concession early in the game, acknowledging they had no chance of winning. "

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration contribution

contribution noun

/ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/ /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/

Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.

"The students' generous contribution of old books to the school library helped many others. "

Illustration congregation

congregation noun

/ˌkɒŋɡɹɪˈɡeɪʃən/ /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

The act of congregating or collecting together.

"The sudden rain caused a hurried congregation of students under the school's awning. "

Illustration calculates

calculates verb

/ˈkælkjəleɪts/

To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.

"Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places."

Illustration unexpected

unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

Illustration successful

successful adjective

/səkˈsɛsfl̩/

Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect

"a successful use of medicine;  a successful experiment;  a successful enterprise"

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

Illustration proportion

proportion noun

/pɹəˈpɔːʃən/ /pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/

A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

"The proportion of students who chose math as their favorite subject was quite high. "

Illustration struggling

struggling verb

/ˈstɹʌɡlɪŋ/

To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

"During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves."

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

Illustration charitable

charitable adjective

/ˈtʃærɪtəbl/ /ˈtʃærətəbl/

Pertaining to charity.

"The school's fundraising campaign was very charitable, raising money for underprivileged students. "