Meaning of 善事 in Japanese

Definition of 善事

ぜんじ(zenji) 【善事】

じぜんじぎょう(jizenjigyou) 【慈善事業】

(n) philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
気前の良いその歯科医はおよそ２０億円を慈善事業に寄付した。
The generous dentist contributed some two billion yen to charity.

慈善事業じぜんじぎょうへの寄付きふは課税所得かぜいしょとくから控除こうじょされます。

Donations to philanthropic programs are tax-exempt.

Giving such large contributions to charities made him feel that he had a feather in his cap.