collection

noun

col·lec·tion | \kə-ˈlek-shən

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 collection

b : group, aggregate a collection of symptoms, such as fatigue, headaches, and joint pain

c : 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.

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The garden, off of Campbell Airstrip Road in East Anchorage, is also well known for its collection of peonies, now numbering over 50 varieties. — Anchorage Daily News, "July is a great time to visit the Alaska Botanical Garden," 11 July 2018 Check out a teaser for the Sister Love collection below. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, "Mary J. Blige Launches 'Sister Love' Jewelry Collaboration," 10 July 2018 Basualdo, 53, heads that contemporary department and has forged a deep relationship with Nauman, acquiring several of the artist’s works for the PMA collection. — Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com, "He's shaping the Philadelphia Museum of Art's future - and has a past you wouldn't believe," 9 July 2018 Pets aside, Jenner and Woods also dropped a serious reveal: the two besties are teaming up for a makeup collection. — Meagan Fredette, refinery29.com, "Kylie Jenner Revealed Her Dogs Are Protective Of Baby Stormi," 7 July 2018 Meanwhile, Zuhair Murad looked to Russia for his latest collection. — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "Fendi Embraces Faux Over Fur in Paris Couture Show," 5 July 2018 Huayang put the containers onto vessels in Shanghai, and Tsang would arrange for their collection at U.S. ports. — Damian Paletta And Emily Rauhala, latimes.com, "How one Chinese businessman became the largest fireworks supplier in the U.S.," 3 July 2018 These poetical explanations were nice but unnecessary for a collection that didn’t need any gimmicks to impress. — Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times, "Chanel recreates Paris for couture show celebrating the city," 3 July 2018 LibGen equated survival with redundancy, and so made both its collection and its software available to others. — Joe Karaganis, Washington Post, "Russia is building a new Napster — but for academic research," 13 July 2018

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