offering box

Church collection container

An offering box is a container, typically found in churches or temples, where worshippers deposit monetary donations.

The box is usually locked and mounted near the entrance or altar.

Similar containers appear at shrines, museums, and other institutions accepting voluntary contributions: She dropped a few coins into the offering box.

Related

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Opposites
direction of money flow

offering boxcash register

Retail transaction machine

till · petty cash box · checkout counter · toll booth · parking meter

sacred vs. commercial context

offering boxcash register

Retail transaction machine

till · cash drawer · tip jar · money box · slot machine

giving vs. receiving

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Church donation receptacle

food pantry · welfare office · free store

Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G