collection plate

Pew-passed contribution vessel

A collection plate is a shallow dish or basket passed among worshippers during a religious service to gather monetary offerings.

The plate circulates through the pews, with congregants adding cash or envelopes containing donations: She dropped a twenty in the collection plate.

Also called an offering plate.

religious

offering

Something presented or given

donation · church · mass · chapel · service · sermon · clergy · parishioners · worship · pew

fundraising

donation

Voluntary charitable gift

cause · solicitation · beneficiary · campaign · proceeds · giving · generosity · funds · support · community

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Opposites
direction of money flow

collection platepoor box

Church donation receptacle

stipend · relief fund · welfare fund · grant

religious giving vs. secular charity

collection platecharity box

Container for donated money

tip jar · donation bin · GoFundMe · coin jar

financial need/abundance

collection platetreasury

Stored organizational funds

endowment

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G