whip-round en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal) A quick collection of money from a group of people, usually for a beneficial purpose.
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.
2013 October 5, “The can-do city”, in The Economist, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whip-around | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whip-rounds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |