poor box

Noun

Meaning

box for collecting alms, especially one in a church

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mite box alms box poorbox bad mouths cheap box faulty box humble box pitiful case shoddy box spare box unable box bad cases bad casket bad hits bad box
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Hypernyms

box

Examples

The world was dust, and dust it would become...I gave up cigarets for a few days. I bought a new rosary. I poured nickels and dimes into the Poor Box. I pitied the world. John Fante

Besides the film's poor box office performance, fans of Elvira enjoyed seeing the character on the big screen. Source: Internet

This entertaining 1990s thriller had such poor box office takings in the US, it was released straight-to-DVD in other countries, including the UK. Source: Internet

This was obviously an exciting set-up for a sequel's poor box office performance there's no telling if/when that might actually happen. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

poor bed poor beggar poor bet poor boy poor bugger poor bunny