alms box
Church donation container
An alms box is a container in a church or other public place for collecting charitable donations, typically for the poor.
The box is usually locked with a slot for depositing coins: She dropped her change into the alms box by the door.
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- collectionGathered set of items
- offeringSomething presented or given
- titheTenth for clergy
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- church furnishingsaltar cloth, pew, altar rail, baptismal font, pews
- church propertychurch building, abbey, rectory, manse, glebe
- donation boxesdonation bin, poorbox, collection basket, offering basket, collection plate
- monastic itemshabit, cowl, robe, scapular, cincture
- church offeringsoffering plate, collection basket, weekly offering, church collection, offertory
- antique vesselsamphora, urn, crock, jug, pitcher
alms boxtreasury
Stored organizational funds
toll booth · cash register · collection agency · extortion · strongbox
alms boxoffering plate
Vessel for congregation donations
vending machine · slot machine · tip jar · piggy bank · safe
alms boxfood pantry
Charity supplying free groceries
soup kitchen · almshouse · welfare office · bread line · benefaction
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