whip-round

They have been discussing a "reverse whip-round", where they take money from him, but nobody really thinks the idea will take off.

Diary Hugh Muir 2010

The emotional denouement is not her meeting her future husband, but having a whip-round of her friends in New York to buy a house for a Balinese woman and her daughter.

Eat, pray, cash in 2010

And if, as notellin suggests, there needs to be a whip-round, count me in.

Never Trust The Dog With Ginger Eyebrows « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

They laughed and nudged him knowingly, but were sympathetic, and when he confessed he was skint, had a quick whip-round for enough cash to buy a train ticket from Salisbury, where the transport was headed.

Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010

They laughed and nudged him knowingly, but were sympathetic, and when he confessed he was skint, had a quick whip-round for enough cash to buy a train ticket from Salisbury, where the transport was headed.

Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010

Third we must support the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund with greater backstop reserves to provide immediate help without waiting for the usual whip-round of nations.

Gordon Brown: The World's Biggest Emergency 2010

They laughed and nudged him knowingly, but were sympathetic, and when he confessed he was skint, had a quick whip-round for enough cash to buy a train ticket from Salisbury, where the transport was headed.

Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010

A very p***ed-off custody Sergeant then organised a whip-round for train fare, printed a map and sent our fellow on his way!

They Don’t Like It Up ‘Em! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007

Would it be wrong to suggest Newport-West-onians have whip-round to purchase one for Paul Flynn?

Lembit Opik - Segways. FIDO The Dog 2009

Perhaps before someone gets married they guys in the office have a whip-round for something for the wedding night?

Are the rumours about Japanese girls schools true? 2009