collection

collection
col|lec|tion
W1S2 [kəˈlekʃən] n
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1¦(set/group)¦
2¦(money)¦
3¦(rent/debts/taxes)¦
4¦(bringing together)¦
5¦(taking something away)¦
6¦(fashion)¦
7¦(books/music)¦
8¦(people)¦
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1.) ¦(SET/GROUP)¦
a) a set of similar things that are kept or brought together because they are attractive or interesting
→↑collect, collector ↑collector
▪ a stamp collection
▪ my record collection
collection of
▪ a collection of Japanese vases
b) a group of objects together in the same place
▪ a collection of empty wine bottles on the back porch
2.) ¦(MONEY)¦
the act of asking people to give you money for an organization that helps people, or during a church service, or the money collected in this way
→↑collect collection for
▪ Every Christmas we have a collection for a local charity.
▪ We'll be taking up a collection at the end of tonight's service.
3.) ¦(RENT/DEBTS/TAXES)¦[U]
the act of obtaining money that is owed to you
→↑collect, collector ↑collector
▪ a debt collection agency
4.) ¦(BRINGING TOGETHER)¦[U]
the act of bringing together things of the same type from different places to form a group
→↑collect
▪ a computerized data collection system
5.) ¦(TAKING SOMETHING AWAY)¦ [U and C]
the act of taking something from a place
→↑collect
▪ Garbage collections are made every Tuesday morning.
▪ Please collect your purchases from the customer collection point .
6.) ¦(FASHION)¦
the clothes designed by a fashion company for a particular season
▪ Donna Karen's new spring collection
7.) ¦(BOOKS/MUSIC)¦
several stories, poems, pieces of music etc that are in one book or on one record
collection of
▪ a new collection of Frost's poetry
8.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦ [C usually singular]
a group of people, especially people you think are strange or unusual in some way
collection of
▪ There was an interesting collection of people at the wedding.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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