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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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 Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 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
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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