collection meaning

• Noun: collection  ku'lekshun
  1. Several things grouped together or considered as a whole
     - aggregation, accumulation, assemblage 
  2. A publication containing a variety of works
     - compendium 
  3. Request for a sum of money
     - solicitation, appeal, ingathering 
  4. The act of gathering something together
     - collecting, assembling, aggregation

  Derived forms: collections

  See also: collect

  Type of: group, grouping, petition, postulation, publication, request

  Encyclopedia: Collection

• 
  [Business]
  noun

  DEBT COLLECTION, DOCUMENTARY COLLECTION

  1 [U,C]

  the activity of obtaining money that is owed; the amount of money that is obtained:

  My work ranged from small debt collection to large acquisitions.

  Many states are facing declining tax collections.

  The government wants to improve tax collection rather than raise taxes.

  a tax collection rate of 94%

  ❖ debt/tax/rent/revenue collection

  ◆ to improve/speed up collection

  2 [C]

  a group of objects that has been collected; a group of objects or people:

  They have built up a rich collection of resources to help small businesses.

  She leads a collection of individuals who make up a team.

  Her desk was covered with a collection of old books and papers.

  3 [C,U]

  an act of taking sth away from a place; an act of bringing things together into one place:

  The last collection from this mailbox is at 5.15 p.m.

  data collection

  4 (Finance ) [U,C]

  the act of a bank arranging for a cheque, standing order, etc. to be paid from a bank account:

  You can make a simple call to the bank asking it to suspend collection so that no money is transferred.

• 
  [Defence]
  In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information and the provision of this information to processing elements.
  See also intelligence process.
  (JP 2-01)
• 
  [Economics]
  The act of sending a cheque, bill of exchange, or other financial instrument to the prospective payment source (usually a bank) for payment.

  See also:

  acceptance; COLLECTING BANK.

• 
  [Finance]
  The presentation of a negotiable instrument for payment, or the conversion of any accounts receivable into cash.

• He had an immense collection of secondhand books.
• They took up a collection for the annual dinner.
• The collection of a crowd there was unexpected.
• You are invited to view our autumn collection.
• A collection of photographs was on display in the hall.
• Necessity is the mother of collection.
• You have fed a great collection of lies.
• The theological collection was kept in a sacred place.
• Remittance and collection belong to the commercial credit.
• He presented his whole collection of books to the library.

• "collection" meaning in Chinese: n. 1.收集，采集；集团，收集品，珍藏；(收藏丰富的)美术馆。2.征收，收款；征税；捐款；募捐。3.〔pl.〕(...
• "collection" meaning in Japanese: collection n. (1) 収集, コレクション; 収蔵品; 集団; 堆積. 【動詞＋】 ◆He accum...
• "collection" meaning in Russian: 1) собрание Ex: collection of stories собрание рассказов2)...
• "collection" meaning in French: n. collection, ramassage, rassemblement; encaissement