Oxfam

Oxfam

English

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of Oxford Committee for Famine Relief: originally the telegraphic address of the organisation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒksfæm/

Proper noun

Oxfam

1. A UK-based charity focused on alleviating global poverty.
   • 2012, Alana Muir, An American Guide to Britishness (page 34)

     In the town center of the village I live in, there is an Oxfam shop, a Salvation Army shop, a Heart Disease UK shop, and a Cancer Research shop. They sell the usual thrift store stuff of used clothes and books.

Translations

charity

Chinese: Mandarin: 樂施會 (zh), 乐施会 (zh) (Lèshīhuì) Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: 옥스팜 (okseupam)