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Meaning of collection in English

collection
noun
us
/kəˈlek.ʃən/ uk
/kəˈlek.ʃən/

collection noun (THINGS TOGETHER)

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B1 [ C ]
a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place:
a private art collection
a valuable stamp collection
[ C ]
an amount of money collected from several people, or the act of collecting money:
have a collection UK We're having a collection for Tom's retirement present.
B1 [ C ]
a lot of things or people:
There's quite a collection of toothbrushes in the bathroom.
[ C ]
a range of new clothes produced by one clothes designer:
Kenzo's summer/winter collection
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collection noun (GETTING)

B2 [ C or U ]
the act of taking something away from a place:
ready for collection The tickets will be ready for collection on Tuesday afternoon.
Which day is the garbage collection?
UK There are three collections a day from the post box on the corner.
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Transferring and transporting objects
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(Definition of collection from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

collection | Intermediate English

collection
noun [ C ]
us
/kəˈlek·ʃən/
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money that people give for a special purpose, a person in need, or an organization:
We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to give it).
(Definition of collection from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

collection | Business English

collection
noun
uk
/kəˈlekʃən/ us
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[ C or U ]
the act or job of taking something away from a place:
We will inform you when your goods are ready for collection.
refuse/waste collection Which public authority is responsible for waste collection?
[ C or U ]   FINANCE
the activity of collecting money that is owed, or the money collected:
debt/rent/tax collection Last week, the state reported that tax collections are up 11.5% for this fiscal year.
I get involved with finance and rent collection.
[ C or U ]   BANKING
the act of arranging for the amount written on a cheque to be paid out of a bank account:
The Federal Reserve Banks provide check collection services to depository institutions.
[ U ]
the process of bringing information together from different places:
We make software and bar-code products for data collection.
[ C ]
a group of objects that someone has collected as a hobby or investment:
an antiques/book/coin, etc. collection

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documentary collection
(Definition of collection from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of collection

collection
It's coming from middle-school students on a data collection field trip to a local pond.
From Phys.Org
The company has created a collection of prototype posters that respond to touch.
From CNN
Traditionally these shows have been a showcase for spring/summer collections.
From Los Angeles Times
You never can tell what kind of research can be motivated by what's in your collection.
From ABC News
Thus, collections of individuals who have been dead for hundreds of years keep expanding over time.
From Foreign Policy
This enables players to modify their collection to suit their play style, with a huge number of potential results.
From VentureBeat
Tours include getting a sneak peek inside grand palaces, churches and priceless art collections.
From Huffington Post
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Collocations with collection

collection

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coin collection
They convinced the museum's board to purchase the artifact for $1 million, which the museum funded through the sale of its coin collection.
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collection plate
For every pound that was being put in the collection plate, £3 was being stolen from the vestry.
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collection procedure
A second factor that might influence the relative availability of stem cells is the invasiveness of the collection procedure.
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Translations of collection

in Chinese (Traditional)
收集物, 收藏品, 募集的錢…
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收集物, 收藏品, 募集的钱…
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colección, recogida, colección [feminine]…
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coleção, coletânea, acervo…
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एका व्यक्तीने किंवा एका ठिकाणी गोळा केलेल्या एका प्रकारच्या वस्तूंचा समूह, अनेक लोकांकडून गोळा केलेली रक्कम किंवा पैसे गोळा करण्याची कृती, गोळा करणे…
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コレクション, 回収, 収集（しゅうしゅう）…
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aynı türden bir grup nesne, koleksiyon, toplama…
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collection [feminine], collecte [feminine], ramassage…
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col·lecció, recollida…
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inzameling, lichting, verzameling…
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ஒரு நபர் அல்லது ஒரே இடத்தில் சேகரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு வகை பொருட்களின் குழு, பலரிடமிருந்து சேகரிக்கப்பட்ட பணத்தின் அளவு, அல்லது பணம் சேகரிக்கும் செயல்…
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(किसी व्यक्ति द्वारा कुछ समान चीज़ों का एक) संग्रह, कलेक्शन, संग्रहित धन…
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સંગ્રહ, ફાળો, સંગ્રહો…
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tømning, samling…
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hämtning, [brevlåds]tömning, samling…
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mengambil, pengumpulan…
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die Abholung, die Leerung, die Sammlung…
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samling [masculine], innsamling [masculine], (inn)samling…
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ذخیرہ, جمع کی گئی رقم, اکٹھا کرکے اٹھانا…
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збирання, колекція…
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коллекция, выемка, сбор (писем…
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సేకరణ, అనేక మంది వ్యక్తుల నుండి సేకరించిన డబ్బు మొత్తం లేక డబ్బు వసూలు చేసే చర్య, ఏవైనా వస్తువులను ఒక ప్రదేశమునుంచి దూరంగా తీసుకువెళ్లే పని…
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مَجْموعة, تَحْصيل…
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কোনো বস্তু বা একধরনের কিছু বস্তুর সংগ্রহ, অর্থ সংগ্রহ, কোনো জায়গা থেকে কিছু সংগ্রহ করার কাজ…
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vybírání (schránky), sbírání, sbírka…
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kumpulan, koleksi…
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การเก็บรวบรวม, สิ่งที่สะสมไว้…
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sự thu gom, bộ sưu tầm…
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zbiór, kolekcja, zbiórka…
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소장품, 수거…
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collezione, raccolta, levata…
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