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whip-round

British  

noun

  1. an impromptu collection of money

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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

"They were really positive, really helpful. We had a whip-round for them because they'd been so brilliant and then they cried."

From BBC

On the day the BBC visited, a class whip-round had raised £10 for a couple whose electricity meter had run out.

From BBC

Then there could be a whip-round among big backers to replace some of the shareholders who wish to sell at the proposed $420-a-share buy-out price.

From The Guardian