collection plate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of collection plate
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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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
The Archdiocese of Washington says it’s happy to accept cryptocurrency donations, even if parishioners can’t physically put Bitcoin into a collection plate.
From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 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
In this way she gained seventy-eight cents in coins previously designated for the church collection plate.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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