take up a collection (English, verb)
expansion: take up a collection (third-person singular simple present takes up a collection, present participle taking up a collection, simple past took up a collection, past participle taken up a collection)
Senses:
glosses: To request and receive money or goods of value from members of a group, especially for a charitable purpose.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes up a collection
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking up a collection
tags: participle
present
form: took up a collection
tags: past
form: taken up a collection
tags: participle
past