# Alms (alms)

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## Definition

A freely given personal gift (usually in money) to someone in need. - Today, the word and the cause have fallen into disrepute, mainly because - alms given voluntarily are seen as a contrast to legally regulated welfare aid, and - alms generate or promote mendicancy and idleness among the poor, as well as a conceited feeling among donors and almsgivers. Both objections are convincingly refuted in the relevant literature. - See "Armengeld," "Zekiat. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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