collecting

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/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To gather together; amass.“Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.”
To get; particularly, get from someone.“A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.”
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.“I don't think he collects as much as hoards.”
To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)

noun

A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

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Synonyms

collection assembling collector collectible gather assemble compile meeting garnering rally compilation collate fund-raising rallying receipt raise

Rhymes

unsuspecting connecting prospecting affecting effecting projecting reflecting dissecting expecting neglecting

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