whip-round

British

noun

an impromptu collection of money

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verb

(intr, adverb) to make such a collection of money

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Example Sentences

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Putin did not respond to the invitation to attend the upcoming nuptials, but did offer to organise a whip-round.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Welsh fans at the Hawk and Buckle pub, in Llannefydd near Denbigh, also showed their support by having a whip-round to raise money for the Ukrainian people.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2022

Lauryn is returning from Los Angeles to vote after her grandmother organised a "whip-round" to raise money for her flights.

From BBC • May 23, 2018

What started as a whip-round on Facebook led to hundreds of donations within a couple of weeks.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2017

Mead and myself, however, quarrelled over the amount which I subscribed to the whip-round.

From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund

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