collection plate
Americannoun
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collection plates
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
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
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
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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