community chest
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++comˈmunity ˌchest noun [countable] American English old-fashioned PEWmoney that is collected by the people and businesses in an area to help poor people 〔救济穷困者的〕社区福利金，社区公益金
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community chest• He has been awarded £200 from Middlesbrough council's community chest to help with his training and travel expenses.comˈmunity ˌchest nounChineseSyllable
money that by and the is in businesses collected Corpus people
community chest
comˈmunity ˌchest
noun [countable] American English old use
money that is collected by the people and businesses in an area to help poor people
comˈmunity ˌchest
noun [countable] American English old usemoney that is collected by the people and businesses in an area to help poor people