community chestnoun [ C ]
uk/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti ˌtʃest/us/kəˈmjuː.nə.t̬i ˌtʃest/US old-fashionedan amount of money that has been given and collected by the people of a particular area to help people who are old or ill and in need of help
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Gifts in the form of money
- aid
- alms
- award
- bequest
- bonus
- book token
- bounty
- Christmas box
- debt relief
- donation
- dowry
- foreign aid
- gift token
- gratuity
- handout
- honorarium
- reward
- tip