Significato di collection in inglese

collection

noun

/kəˈlek.ʃən/ us

/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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There's an Egyptian art collection on display at the museum at the moment.
Rosie has a massive collection of furry toys.
The curator guided us round the gallery, pointing out the most famous paintings in the collection.
Her latest fashion collection features shimmering iridescent materials.
Rachel bought yet another pair of shoes to add to her collection.

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Groups and collections of things

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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 rubbish 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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(Definizione di collection dal Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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collection

noun [ C ]

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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).

(Definizione di collection dal Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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collection

noun

/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

(Definizione di collection dal Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Esempi di collection

collection

Other case types frequently encountered include foreclosures, collections and repossessions, child support, and wage claims.

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Of its twenty-four tales, at least eight and as many as twelve can be described as exempla or exemplum collections.

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In exemplum collections intended for preachers the fiction of the life disappears completely.

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We do not know what such collections ultimately yielded.

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Similar collections were repeated in 1493, although in neither case do we know what sums were involved.

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The validity of these specific distinctions will only be assessable when more comprehensive collections become available.

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My debts to smaller and private collections are acknowledged in the notes.

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An additional attraction of this book is the well-chosen series of illustrations - maps, drawings, and photographs - from not easily accessible publications and archival collections.

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Edited collections of essays on a single topic usually suffer from an uneven coverage of relevant material and a lack of integration.

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In both, rents were rising and collections declining: the 'living' were being progressively relieved of their fiscal obligations.

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Their works did not hang in major public collections, nor were they subsequently included within mainstream art history.

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Our collections are small - about 10 specimens of that element or less at each locality - but the general impression is that of a single population.

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Viruses may well, indeed, have originated as collections of breakaway genes.

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However, the relationship between the museum, its collections and its contribution to political or national identity has changed since its foundation.

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The collections are the same, but do they now have to be reinterpreted to reflect the changes in time?

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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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Qual è la pronuncia di collection?

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Traduzioni di collection

in cinese (tradizionale)

收集物, 收藏品, 募集的錢…

Significato di collection in inglese

collection noun (THINGS TOGETHER)

collection noun (GETTING)

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