A collection of donations from people as they leave an event, typically for a charity or to cover the expenses of performers or speakers at the event itself.
Example sentencesExamples
Our retiring collections this year are allocated to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
The retiring collection was given to the window restoration of Holy Trinity Church, Portlaw.
Thank you for your offerings to the retiring collection which amounted to £323 which we plan to spend on playground equipment.
Admission is free, but there will be a retiring collection.
Admission to the Witham concert is free but there will be a retiring collection in aid of the Chernobyl Children's Project, Mrs Martin's official mayoral charity.
There will be a retiring collection for the Royal British Legion.
At St George's Church in Kendal, the retiring collection on Sunday raised £1,100 for the appeal.
For your interest the retiring collection made £155.37 for the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Retiring collection at the service will be in aid of the local branch of St. Vincent de Pauls.
A special service will be held at the church on Hamble Lane, starting at 6pm, with a retiring collection for the appeal.
The retiring collection will be in aid of Laurie's charities: Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture, Shelter, Age Concern, FORCE Cancer Research and the Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund.
Entry is free and a retiring collection will be made.
There is no admission charge to the recitals but there will be a retiring collection.
The retiring collection was donated to the British Heart Foundation.
Definition of retiring collection in US English:
retiring collection
noun
A collection of donations from people as they leave an event, typically for a charity or to cover the expenses of performers or speakers at the event itself.
Example sentencesExamples
Admission is free, but there will be a retiring collection.
At St George's Church in Kendal, the retiring collection on Sunday raised £1,100 for the appeal.
The retiring collection was donated to the British Heart Foundation.
Entry is free and a retiring collection will be made.
Admission to the Witham concert is free but there will be a retiring collection in aid of the Chernobyl Children's Project, Mrs Martin's official mayoral charity.
Thank you for your offerings to the retiring collection which amounted to £323 which we plan to spend on playground equipment.
For your interest the retiring collection made £155.37 for the World Wide Fund for Nature.
A special service will be held at the church on Hamble Lane, starting at 6pm, with a retiring collection for the appeal.
The retiring collection was given to the window restoration of Holy Trinity Church, Portlaw.
Retiring collection at the service will be in aid of the local branch of St. Vincent de Pauls.
Our retiring collections this year are allocated to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
There will be a retiring collection for the Royal British Legion.
The retiring collection will be in aid of Laurie's charities: Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture, Shelter, Age Concern, FORCE Cancer Research and the Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund.
There is no admission charge to the recitals but there will be a retiring collection.