Definition of collection
1 : the act or process of collecting the collection of data the collection of taxes
2a : something collected; especially : an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison, or exhibition or as a hobby a collection of poems a collection of photographs a baseball card collectionb : group, aggregate a collection of symptoms, such as fatigue, headaches, and joint painc : a set of apparel designed for sale usually in a particular season the designer's spring collection of dresses
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Examples of collection in a Sentence
a system of tax collection
The technology makes data collection easier.
There will be a trash collection this week.
The museum's collection is one of the best in the country.
We took up a collection for the school renovations.
Ten percent of the collection goes to the city's shelters for homeless people.
Recent Examples of collection from the Web
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Collection of art by artists of the Wonderland Way Circa 1920-1937.
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For instance, Martin’s Lands of Ice and Fire, a boxed collection of twelve maps illustrated by a cartographer, depicts the known world and teases intriguing locales that fans may be interested in visiting.
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His is not even the most exotic collection of vehicles to be found in the area.
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Saban's conference championship ring collection stands at seven and counting.
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This also includes items from her grandmother’s collection of JFK memorabilia, which Nichols discovered in a shed.
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The square is surrounded by historic buildings, like the St. Louis Cathedral, and a collection of galleries, museums, restaurants and apartments.
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Bits and bobs are the little leftovers and left-asides from project and collections.
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In a state like Alabama, that resisted integrating its public schools until the late 1960s and early 1970s, and that so heavily relies on local tax collections to minimally fund its schools, that is a loaded question.
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Origin and Etymology of collection
see 2collect
COLLECTION Defined for English Language Learners
collection
playDefinition of collection for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of getting things from different places and bringing them together
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: a group of interesting or beautiful objects brought together in order to show or study them or as a hobby
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: a request for money in order to help people or to pay for something important; also : the money collected in this way
COLLECTION Defined for Kids
collection
playDefinition of collection for Students
1 : the act or process of gathering together collection of trash
2 : a group of things that have been gathered A collection of tools cluttered the garage.
3 : a group of objects gathered for study or exhibition or as a hobby
4 : the act of gathering money (as for charitable purposes)
5 : money gathered for a charitable purpose
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