collect up
phrasal verb
collected up; collecting up; collects up
British
: to gather (things) together
I collected up the dishes and brought them to the kitchen.
The children collected their toys up and put them away.
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Households may now collect up to 10 cords of firewood and three Christmas trees, with the possibility of higher limits in areas with sufficient resources.
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Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Mana has continued to have much success over the decades — amassing global record sales of over 45 million and collecting up several cabinets’ worth of trophies, including four Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, 19 Billboard Latin Music Awards and 15 Premios Lo Nuestro awards.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Employers can collect up to 0.44% from employees or can choose to cover more, according to the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Hair samples were collected up to five times over four years.
—New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Whatever yearly taxes had been collected up to that point served as a baseline, and that amount would continue to flow into city coffers.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Will apps be forced to be deployed to an XR version of the Play Store, where Google collects up to 30 percent of sales?
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 21 May 2025
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Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Mana has continued to have much success over the decades — amassing global record sales of over 45 million and collecting up several cabinets’ worth of trophies, including four Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, 19 Billboard Latin Music Awards and 15 Premios Lo Nuestro awards.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Employers can collect up to 0.44% from employees or can choose to cover more, according to the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Hair samples were collected up to five times over four years.
—New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Whatever yearly taxes had been collected up to that point served as a baseline, and that amount would continue to flow into city coffers.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Will apps be forced to be deployed to an XR version of the Play Store, where Google collects up to 30 percent of sales?
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 21 May 2025
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“Collect up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collect%20up. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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