collection boxes

Charity deposit bins

Collection boxes are containers placed in public spaces to receive donations or contributions.

Churches pass collection boxes during services; charities position them near store exits.

The term also applies to mailboxes for gathering outgoing letters: The postal collection box on the corner is emptied twice daily.

Related

donation · good cause · generosity · fundraising · tithe · alms · poor box · benevolence · deposit · drop box · coin slot · giving · gifts · philanthropy · churches · loose change · slot · community chest

Categories
Opposites
direction of flow

collection boxesdispensers

Devices that release items

vending machines · cash dispensers · distribution centers · ATMs · change machines

ownership/access

collection boxesmoney boxes

Containers for saving coins

lockboxes · wallets · purses · coin purses

purpose

collection boxescash registers

Store payment-processing machines

strongboxes · storage lockers

Family

collection, collections, collect, collected, collecting, collector, collectors, collective, collectively

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G