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collection box

collection box noun: a small, closed box, typically having a slot to accept coins, used to collect funds from passers-by for charity. Also the ellipsis of collection mailbox and synonym of mailbox.

collection box: a small, closed box, typically having a slot to accept coins, used to collect funds from passers-by...
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Noun

collection box (plural collection boxes)

  1. A small, closed box, typically having a slot to accept coins, used to collect funds from passers-by for charity.
    • Near-synonyms: poor box, hundi (India)
    Synonyms:
    poor box, hundi

Also used as

collection box is also the ellipsis of collection mailbox and synonym of mailbox.

Synonyms of collection box

Forms of collection box

pluralcollection boxes

Questions about collection box

What does collection box mean?
Collection box means a small, closed box, typically having a slot to accept coins, used to collect funds from passers-by for charity.
What part of speech is collection box?
Collection box is a noun.
What is the plural of collection box?
The plural of collection box is collection boxes.

Words near collection box in the dictionary

  1. collectings
  2. collectins
  3. collection
  4. collection agencies
  5. collection agency
  6. collection box
  7. collection boxes
  8. collection mailbox
  9. collection plate
  10. collection plates
  11. collection procedure

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