offering tray

Donation collection dish

An offering tray is a shallow dish or plate used to collect donations or present religious offerings during worship services.

In churches, ushers pass offering trays down the pews to gather monetary contributions: She dropped a twenty into the offering tray.

The term also applies to trays holding ritual items in various religious traditions.

Related

altar · altar server · incense · communion · temple · silver · gold plated · ceremonial · tithe · collection · donation · priest · church service · worship · giving thanks · sacred · blessing · alms

Opposites
direction of transfer

offering trayalms bowl

Vessel for receiving charity

poor box · bread basket

giving vs. receiving receptacles

offering traycash register

Retail transaction machine

till · donation box · strongbox · vault · treasury

Family

offering, tray, offer, offers, offered, offerer, trays

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