Meaning & use
volunteering
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offering to do something, or performing a service, without being forced to and typically without pay.
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She spends her weekends volunteering at the local animal shelter.
He kept volunteering information the detective hadn't even asked for.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'volunteering' also refers broadly to the activity of unpaid community or charitable work.
Words with a similar meaning
offeringhelping
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Another way to use it
2. noun
unpaid work done for a charitable, community, or public cause
Volunteering has become a required part of the school's curriculum.
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