money box
Noun
Meaning
a strongbox for holding cash
a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
Source: WordNetAlternative names
money-box
Synonyms
bank
till
cashbox
savings bank
coin bank
box
safe
vault
coffer
tray
cash register
piggy bank
strongbox
coin box
moneybox
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the coin bank was empty
Farmers and growers often sell surplus food and flowers in boxes on the roadside, relying on the honesty of customers to drop the correct change into the money box and take what they want.
This form along with this meaning entered into Latin giving forms such as capsa “money box” (cf.