When a group of people have a ~, money is collected from each person so that it can be used to buy something for all of them or for someone they all know. (INFORMAL)
N-SING
When a group of people have a ~, money is collected from each person so that it can be used to buy something for all of them or for someone they all know. (INFORMAL)
N-SING
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012