community chest
noun [C] USDefinition
› an amount of money that has been given and collected by the people of a particular area to help people who are old or ill and in need of helpGifts in the form of moneyPresents and gifts
(Definition of community chest noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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