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  1. cast one's bread upon the waters: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. cast one's bread upon the waters, cast one's bread upon the waters: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cast one's bread upon the waters, cast ones bread upon the waters: Dictionary.com
  4. cast one's bread upon the waters: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (cast one's bread upon the waters)

verb:  (idiomatic, historical, obsolete) To perform a kind deed or favor without the motivation of any potential reward or benefit to oneself.


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