accatto

Definitions of accatto
  1. noun
    a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
    synonyms: accattonaggio, questua
  2. noun
    the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
    synonyms: beneficienza, carità, donazione, elargizione, elemosina, oblazione, obolo
  3. noun
    act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
    synonyms: apporto, beneficienza, carità, contributo, contribuzione, donazione, elargizione, elemosina, oblazione, obolo
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    types:
    sottoscrizione
    a pledged contribution
    type of:
    dono, munificenza
    the act of giving
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