whip-round



whip-round

A monetary collection used to buy a gift for someone. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The office had a whip-round for Ellen's retirement party.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yukiyoo-keeJapanese
ManleyMAN-leeEnglish
Winfried-German
KonstantinKAWN-stahn-teen (German), kahn-stahn-TEEN (Russian)German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
WadeWAYDEnglish
WarrickWAWR-ik, WAHR-ikEnglish (Rare)