money box

American  

noun

1. a cashbox.

2. Chiefly British. a small, lidded receptacle for keeping, collecting, or saving coins, usually with a slot for their insertion.

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Etymology

Origin of money box

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

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

Her bright eyes shone exactly as brightly, I guessed, as her money box.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz