English Dictionary

whip-round

名詞

イギリス英語 くだけた表現

(chiefly UK, informal) A quick collection of money from a group of people, usually for a beneficial purpose.

日本語の意味

(主に英国の口語表現) 利益や慈善のために、集団から短時間で金銭を募る行為

We organised a whip-round to buy a farewell gift for our colleague.

私たちは同僚の送別の贈り物を買うためにカンパをしました。

意味（1）

(chiefly UK, informal) A quick collection of money from a group of people, usually for a beneficial purpose.

When the war ended, local businessmen had a whip-round to pay for rebuilding a destroyed airport terminal and the bombed-out shops on Tripoli Street in the city centre.

whip-rounds （ plural ）