poor box

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo r boks]
- /pʊər bɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo r boks]
- /pʊər bɒks/

Definitions of poor box words

noun poor box a box, especially in a church, into which contributions for the poor can be dropped. 1
noun poor box receptacle for charitable donations 1
noun poor box a box, esp one in a church, used for the collection of alms or money for the poor 0
noun poor box a box, as in a church, for alms for the poor 0

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Origin of poor box

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25

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Parts of speech for Poor box

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Poor box

poor box popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

poor box usage trend in Literature

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