Definition of "alms" in Anglais

noun

1. Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.

   • She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms, in an era when $10 was serious money.
   • Alms are distributed from the weekly collection.
   • c. 1779, Alban Butler, Lives of the Saints St. Antoninus never refused an alms which was asked in the name of God.