collection plate
Americannoun
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
Social pressure is always at work when the workplace passes around the proverbial collection plate, but you can either abstain silently or explain that you can’t afford any additional expenses right now.
From New York Times • May 14, 2023
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
“You miss thet collection plate goin’ around, and Miss Effie Belle plowin’ up and down the pi-ana?
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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