Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

         Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. --Ex.
                                                  xxii. 16.

Source : WordNet®

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