collection plate
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of collection plate
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Swaggart’s success with the collection plate occasionally raised suspicions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
After all, they help fill the collection plate and the tithing box.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022
With cash in Tigray running out, the collection plate is no longer passed at Mass. The bread for communion will be depleted soon.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
The pews are packed on Sunday mornings, prayer groups meet after work and the collection plate is almost as full as it was before the coronavirus pandemic began.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
Of course, you can say the same thing without using any possessives: After waiting an hour in court, Butch was given two years of probation for stealing fifty dollars in change from the collection plate.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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