collection plate
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of collection plate
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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With a fee that she purloins from a church collection plate, she implores him for help and he agrees, as he learns more about this young girl’s challenging childhood.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
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
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
Throughout March, Montgomery’s black churchgoers were asked to drop a little extra into the collection plate for Claudette Colvin’s case.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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