ingathering

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ingathering
    n 1: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for
         starving children" [syn: {solicitation}, {appeal},
         {collection}, {ingathering}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ingathering \In"gath`er*ing\, n.
   The act or business of gathering or collecting anything;
   especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth;
   harvest.
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         Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. --Ex.
                                                  xxii. 16.
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