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noun
A box, especially in a church, into which small charitable donations for the needy may be placed; (now commonly) any of a number of cardboard boxes distributed for individual donations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
box for collecting alms, especially one in a church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: poor box, alms box
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: box
History
From (widow's) mite (“small donation”) + box.
