caging
n.— «When the checks come in, they are subject to one of the strangest entries on the campaign’s expense ledger: “batching and caging,” or opening the envelopes, sorting the checks and keeping them secure.» —“Bush Spending for ’04 Tops Any Rival’s” by Richard W. Stevenson New York Times Oct. 22, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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