collection



take a collection up (from someone) (for someone or something)

to collect money from people for someone or something. Karen took a collection up from everyone in the office for Bill. Karen took up a collection for Bill from everyone in the office.
See also: collection, take, up

take up a collection

Request and gather donations, as in They were taking up a collection for the church that burned down, or The veterans' group takes up a collection every month of household goods and furniture. This idiom was first recorded in 1849.
See also: collection, take, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dione (1)dee-O-nee (English)Greek Mythology
Jeong-Huijung-heeKorean
AdalynAD-ə-linEnglish (Modern)
IntanEEN-tahn (Indonesian)Indonesian, Malay
Farrah-Arabic
OlafO-lahf (German, Dutch)Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish