Whip-round

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A quick collection of money from a group of people, usually for a beneficial purpose. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal

    "When the war ended, local businessmen had a whip-round to pay for rebuilding a destroyed airport terminal and the bombed-out shops on Tripoli Street in the city centre."

  2. 2
    (British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose wordnet

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"When the war ended, local businessmen had a whip-round to pay for rebuilding a destroyed airport terminal and the bombed-out shops on Tripoli Street in the city centre."

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