collection plate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of collection plate
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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After all, they help fill the collection plate and the tithing box.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022
“I have this song that’s my friend, sort of my little collection plate for ideas or thoughts I have about Bob,” Mayer said on the “SiriusXM and Pandora Small Stage Series Show.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2022
The impact is felt in the collection plate: The money coming in now is just about a third of what it was before the pandemic, the pastor said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2022
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
“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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