Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "karimci" tana cikin hanyar da ta dace, bayarwa, ko yalwatacce wajen samar da wani abu, sau da yawa fiye da abin da ake tsammani ko wajibi. Hakanan yana iya nufin yin wani abu tare da sassaucin ra'ayi ko yalwatacce, ba tare da tsammanin komai ba. A taƙaice, kalmar "karimci" tana nufin kasancewa mai sassaucin ra'ayi, mai tausayi, ko girman kai wajen bayarwa, rabawa, ko miƙa wani abu ga wasu.