community chest
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of community chest
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
Example Sentences
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In the Hull version of Monopoly, Mrs Bishop is recognised on a community chest card, a nod to her charity work.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2021
Organized last week was the Greater New York Fund, Inc. which, so far as business is concerned, will represent a community chest for 56 Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and nonsectarian eleemosynary bodies.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year, of 125 community chest campaigns already reported, in spite of the recent stock market break, gains appeared over last year of approximately $1,500,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
About 40 of these are run by American City Bureau, Manhattan, specialists in community chest and Chamber of Commerce membership drives.
From Time Magazine Archive
Still, the fact that some people would so eagerly take software from the community chest, alter it, and slap a new name on the resulting software displayed a stunning lack of courtesy.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
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