collection plate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of collection plate
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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These days, the church raises up to $3,000 per game - about half of what goes into the collection plate on Sundays, said its pastor, Keith Dickens.
From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2023
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
Down the hall, 56-year-old Janine Cox gets an occasional bag of chips from the vending machine and scrimps to add to the collection plate at church.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023
After all, they help fill the collection plate and the tithing box.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022
“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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