Whip-round

[Bassim]

I've tried to use "whip-round", meaning a collection of contribution of money, in my sentences. Have I made any mistakes?

1. Bob didn't have enough money for a ticket, so his friends had to have a whip-round to pay for it, because they didn't want to listen to the band without him.
2. When Clive's house had burnt down in an arson attack, his neighbours organised a whip-round so that he could build a new home.
3. Maria's colleagues had a whip-round and bought her a birthday present

 

[Rover_KE]

No mistakes. Remember it's very informal – bordering on slang.

 

[Tdol]

It doesn't work so well in the second for me as a whip-round doesn't sound big enough to pay for a new house IMO.