Historical Almsgiving Practices

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noun a container for collecting donations for the poor

  • The judge ordered the defendant to make a donation to the poor box as part of their sentence.
  • I always drop some spare change in the poor box at church on Sundays.
  • Hey, let's sneak some cash into the poor box when no one's looking.
  • Her heart felt like a poor box, filled with emptiness and longing for love.