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take up a collection

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
Jameson['dʒeimsn]
PrestonPRES-tənEnglish
Armistead['a:misted]
Aucamanaw-oo-kaw-MAWNNative American, Mapuche
FentonFEN-tənEnglish
ZenziTSEN-tseeGerman
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