collectionnoun
uk/kəˈlek.ʃən/us/kəˈlek.ʃən/collection noun (THINGS TOGETHER)
B1 [ C ] a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place:
a private art collection
a valuable stamp collection
[ C ] an amount of money collected from several people, or the act of collecting money:
We're having a collection for Tom's retirement present.
B1 [ C ] a lot of things or people:
There's quite a collection of toothbrushes in the bathroom.
[ C ] a range of new clothes produced by one clothes designer:
Kenzo's summer/winter collection
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- There's an Egyptian art collection on display at the museum at the moment.
- Rosie has a massive collection of furry toys.
- The curator guided us round the gallery, pointing out the most famous paintings in the collection.
- Her latest fashion collection features shimmering iridescent materials.
- Rachel bought yet another pair of shoes to add to her collection.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- basket
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- portfolio
- selection
- sheaf
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
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Payment methods
Amounts of money
Fashion
collection noun (GETTING)
B2 [ C or U ] the act of taking something away from a place:
The photos will be ready for collection on Tuesday afternoon.
Which day is the rubbish collection?
UK There are three collections a day from the post box on the corner.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Transferring and transporting objects
- bearer
- bike
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call for sb
- drop
- ferry
- freight
- pick sb/sth up
- put sb down somewhere
- road haulage
- route
- spirit
- tear 1
- tear sb away
- tote
- transport
- transportation
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