whip-round

whip-round
noun
(British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose
• Hypernyms: ↑solicitation, ↑appeal, ↑collection, ↑ingathering

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)
Etymology: from the phrase whip round
chiefly Britain : a collection of money made usually for a benevolent purpose

we'll have a whip-round and … make up for what was in your purse — Strand Magazine

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whip-round see n above.
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Main Entry: ↑whip

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whip-round UK US noun [countable] [singular whip-round plural whip-rounds] british informal
an occasion when you collect money for someone from a group of people
Thesaurus: unspecified amounts of moneyhyponym large amounts of moneysynonym

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whip-round «HWIHP ROWND», noun.
British. a request for, or a collection of, contributions: »

Thanks to a whip-round, the paupers are assured of ample supplies of beef, plum pudding, porter and snuff (Punch).

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/ˈwıpˌraʊnd/ noun, pl -rounds [count]
Brit informal : a collection of money from a group of people that is used to pay for something, buy a gift, make a donation, etc.

We had a whip-round at the office to buy our secretary a retirement present.

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ˈwhip-round f11 [whip-round whip-rounds] noun (BrE, informal)
if a group of people have a whip-round, they all give money so they can buy sth for sb

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We had a whip-round at the office to buy her a leaving present.


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  • whip-round — n have a whip round BrE informal if a group of people have a whip round, they all give some money so that they can buy something together ▪ We had a whip round to pay for a taxi to the railway station …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • whip-round — ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ a collection of contributions of money for a particular purpose …   English terms dictionary

  • whip-round — noun have a whip round BrE informal if a group of people have a whip round, they all give some money so that they can buy something together: We re having a whip round to get Sandy something for her birthday …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • whip-round — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms whip round : singular whip round plural whip rounds British informal an occasion when you collect money for someone from a group of people …   English dictionary

  • whip-round — n. (BE) collection to have a whip round * * * [ wɪpraʊnd] (BE) [ collection ] to have a whip round …   Combinatory dictionary

  • whip-round — noun Date: 1887 chiefly British a collection of money made usually for a benevolent purpose < had a whip round to help the couple pay for a Paris honeymoon The People > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whip-round — N SING When a group of people have a whip round, money is collected from each person so that it can be used to buy something for all of them or for someone they all know. [INFORMAL] …   English dictionary

  • whip-round — Noun. Contributions collected from a group of people for a specific purpose. E.g. Let s have a whip round for Cath and Rob, so at least they can have a good honeymoon. Informal …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • whip-round — /wɪp ˈraʊnd/ (say wip rownd) noun Colloquial an impromptu collection of money, as among office workers for a gift for a colleague: *When things had warmed up and attention was drawn to the envious hundred or so, a whip round was organized.… …  

  • whip-round —  Collection of money for particular purpose, whip up Obtain (usu. quickly). Create.    ♣ I can t whip up much enthusiasm for the idea …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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