Christmas club
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Christmas club
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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It's a feeling echoed by Pearl Norton, who has had a Christmas club for many years at her toy shop, Starlings, in Dereham, Norfolk.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2022
"They want to join the Christmas club or get money saved so they can buy one of the hampers," he explained.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022
A bonus check usually does not have deductions such as a Christmas club or medical insurance taken out of them.
From Encyclopedia.com • Feb. 13, 2018
This time, the effort is a combination of Big Data research and an old-fashioned Christmas club.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2013
Farepak began in 1969 as a Christmas club in a south London butcher's, and provided hampers and vouchers in return for weekly or monthly cash payments through a network of 25,000 local agents.
From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2010
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