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. See More
Recent Examples on the WebThe Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings belonging to the British monarchy, which was held by Queen Elizabeth II. Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Especially in the spread offense era, offenses are a collection of big, strong, fast athletes and defenses need to be able match with players of similar size and speed. Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022 Templeton West is a collection of new-build cottages and stables that are a modern recreation of the structures that were on the property centuries ago. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2022 As Google explains, Mojo is a collection of runtime libraries used by Chromium, which is the platform on which Chrome is built. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022 While cities elsewhere in America gobbled up suburbs and thrived, Cuyahoga County is a collection of municipal fiefdoms. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022 This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 The accompanying book, published this week by MIT Press, is a bold and vital collection of artists working at the dissolving boundary between real and unreal, natural and supernatural.BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 On Tuesday, August 29, the Rhode Skin founder shared an Instagram carousel to her grid that was a collection of photos from her cozy and relaxed weekend. Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English colleccioun, collection, borrowed from Anglo-French collection, borrowed from Latin collēctiōn-, collēctiō "bringing together, accumulation," from colleg-, variant stem of colligere "to gather together, assemble, accumulate, pull (oneself) together" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at collect entry 2