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taken up a collection

taken up a collection is the past participle of take up a collection.

Meaning of take up a collection

Verb

take up a collection (third-person singular simple present takes up a collection, present participle taking up a collection, simple past took up a collection, past participle taken up a collection)

  1. (idiomatic) To request and receive money or goods of value from members of a group, especially for a charitable purpose.
    • Then somebody sings out, "Take up a collection for him, take up a collection!" Well, a half a dozen made a jump to do it, but somebody sings out, "Let HIM pass the hat around!"1885, Mark Twain, chapter 20, in Huckleberry Finn
    Synonyms:
    pass the hat

Questions about taken up a collection

What is taken up a collection the past participle of?
Taken up a collection is the past participle of take up a collection.

Words near taken up a collection in the dictionary

  1. taken umbrage
  2. taken under
  3. taken under advisement
  4. taken underwing
  5. taken up
  6. taken up a collection
  7. taken up arms
  8. taken up cudgels
  9. taken up for
  10. taken up residence
  11. taken up the cudgel for

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