SLATE CLUB

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("slate club" is a kind of...):

club; gild; guild; lodge; order; social club; society (a formal association of people with similar interests)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)