collection plate

collection plate
plate (def. 7).
[1875-80]

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  • collection plate — col lection .plate n a large, almost flat dish that you put money into during some religious services …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • collection plate — noun (C) a large, almost flat dish in which you put money during some religious services …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • plate — n. dish 1) a cake; dinner; salad; soup plate denture 2) a dental; lower; upper plate tag 3) a license (AE), number (BE) plate thin layer 4) armor; silver plate container passed around for donations of money 5) to pass the plate 6) a collection… …   Combinatory dictionary

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