collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
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Noun

1.
itemsgroup of items gathered together
  • She added a rare stamp to her collection..
aggregation assemblage compilation
2.
fundraisingmoney gathered for a specific purpose
  • The charity organized a collection for disaster relief..
contribution donation fundraising
3.
moneyact of gathering items or money
  • The collection of donations took all afternoon.
accumulation assemblage compilation
4.
literaturegroup of stories or articles in a book
  • He published a collection of short stories.
anthology compilation
5.
fashionset of clothes for a season
  • The designer's new collection was stunning.
assortment line range
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Expressions with collection

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gather money from a group for charity
We will take up a collection for the victims.
group of artworks owned by an individual or institution
The museum's art collection includes several Renaissance masterpieces.
group of bottles gathered together
He showed me his impressive bottle collection.
group of coins kept together
He showed me his coin collection from around the world.
container for gathering donations or offerings
The collection box at the church was filled with money and notes..
set of written or printed papers
The lawyer reviewed the collection of documents before the trial.

Origin of collection

Latin, collectio (gathering)

Terms with collection included in their meaning

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physical object
collection of pages bound together with a cover
publication
written work or composition published as a bound collection
biology
collection of filaments covering the head or body
collection
book for keeping photographs or stamps
technology
digital collection of data on a device
collection
group or set containing 14 items
collection
number of people or things together in one place
collection
thing in a list or collection

Examples of collection in a sentence

  • The museum's collection includes ancient artifacts.
  • The school held a collection for new books.
  • A collection was taken up for the local shelter.
  • The school organized a collection for flood victims.
  • A collection was held after the concert.
  • The anthology is a collection of essays.

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  1. French:collection, collecte, ...
  2. German:Sammlung, Spendenaktion, ...
  3. Italian:raccolta, colletta, ...
  4. Spanish:colección, recaudación, ...
  5. Portuguese:acervo, angariação, ...
  6. Chinese:收集, 筹款, ...
  7. Japanese:コレクション, 募金, ...
  8. Arabic:مَجْمُوعَة, جَمْع تَبَرُّعات, ...
  9. Hebrew:אֹסֶף, מַגְבִּית, ...
  10. Russian:собрание, сбор средств, ...
  11. Ukrainian:колекція, збір коштів, ...
  12. Hindi:संग्रह, धन संग्रह, ...
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