See poor box in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
"word": "bağış kutusu"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
"word": "sadaka kutusu"
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{
"code": "tr",
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
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"word": "poor box"
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"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
"word": "nəzir qutusu"
},
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
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},
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
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"word": "peto"
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
"word": "bağış kutusu"
},
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
"word": "sadaka kutusu"
},
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "box for donations for the needy",
"word": "yardım kutusu"
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