money box
Americannoun
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a cashbox.
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Chiefly British. a small, lidded receptacle for keeping, collecting, or saving coins, usually with a slot for their insertion.
Etymology
Origin of money box
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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In the entrance hall, a money box and a signing-in register gathers dust.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023
From sombre money box lectures to cheesy boy band spoofs, the party election broadcast has become a stalwart of our TV listings.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2019
It’s a 1970s money box, and when you put a coin in the right place, a skeleton’s hand comes out and slides it inside.
From The Guardian • May 6, 2017
Among them is Gethin Evans, 37, who started with an odds board and money box at English betting rings at racetracks like Ascot and Cheltenham.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2016
He could almost feel the Booker money box in his hand.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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