bake sale
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a sale of cakes, biscuits etc that people bake in order to make money for a school or church
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a sale of cakes, biscuits etc that people bake in order to make money for a school or church
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a sale, especially of used goods, to raise money for a particular project or organization
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an outdoor event with goods for sale and competitions, usually organized by a school or church to make money
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in the UK, a day when people collect money in the street for charity. Small pieces of cloth or paper called flags are sold to the people who give money.
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a social event organized to make money for a specific purpose, especially for a charity or a political party
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the activity of trying to persuade people or organizations to give money for a specific purpose, especially for a charity or a political party
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an event in which many people run a long distance, usually in order to make money for a charity
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an event where people raise money by selling jumble. The American word is rummage sale.
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an event at which people sell things that they have made, especially so that they can give the money to charity
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a long television programme that provides entertainment with the purpose of raising money for charity (=organizations that help people)
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an event in which people walk a particular distance and ask friends to give them money for how far they walk. The money is given to charity
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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