collection box

Charity contribution vessel

A collection box is a container for gathering donations, typically found in churches, museums, or charity locations.

It usually has a slot for inserting money or envelopes: She dropped her tithe into the collection box.

The term extends to any receptacle for voluntary contributions.

charity

donation

Voluntary charitable gift

tithe · contribution · appeal · benefactor · donor · generosity · philanthropy · giving · poor box · offertory

secure

locked

Fastened with a mechanism

bolted · anchored · reinforced · cash box · vault · padlock · key · combination · security · deposit box

postal

mailbox

Container for delivered mail

parcel locker · delivery box · mail slot · outgoing mail · postal service · post office · mail carrier · postmark · stamp · envelope

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Opposites
direction of money flow

collection boxcash dispenser

Bank machine for withdrawals

ATM · cash register · change machine · till · vending machine

giving vs. receiving

collection boxfood pantry

Charity supplying free groceries

distribution center · soup kitchen · welfare office · poor box

voluntariness of transaction

collection boxtoll booth

Road fee collection point

parking meter · fare box · coin slot · payment terminal · ticket machine

Family

collect, collection, collected, collecting, collector, recollect, recollection, collections, boxful

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G