Alms

Definitions

1. A surname from German.
2. Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
3. Initialism of American Le Mans Series, an enclosed-wheel enclosed-cockpit four-wheel custom-built prototype sports car racing series.
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4. Initialism of Asian Le Mans Series, an enclosed-wheel enclosed-cockpit four-wheel custom-built prototype sports car racing series.
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Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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