poor box

See also: poorbox

English

A poor box

Alternative forms

• poor's box (dated)

Noun

poor box (plural poor boxes)

1. A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.
   • 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn:

     It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during “God save the King” than of stealing from a poor box.

Translations

box for donations for the needy

• Azerbaijani: nəzir qutusu
• Catalan: caixeta f, caixonet d'almoines m
• Esperanto: almozkesto, almozkolektujo
• Galician: boeta f, peto m
• German: Almosenbüchse f, Opferbüchse f
• Spanish: cepillo (es) m
• Turkish: bağış kutusu, sadaka kutusu, yardım kutusu

See also

• collection plate
• court poor box