n.
1.any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor
2.a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
3.act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
4.an amount of money contributed
5.a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
Idiom of the Day
jockey for position
to try to push one's way into an advantageous position
Several of the salesmen began to jockey for position when they learned that the director of sales was leaving.