Definitions for collection
kəˈlɛk ʃəncol·lec·tion

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage(noun)

   several things grouped together or considered as a whole

2. collection, compendium(noun)

   a publication containing a variety of works

3. solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering(noun)

   request for a sum of money

   "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

4. collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation(noun)

   the act of gathering something together

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collection(Noun)

   A set of items or objects procured or gathered together by a person, group, or other agent.

2. collection(Noun)

   A set of sets.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Collection(noun)

   the act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens

2. Collection(noun)

   that which is collected

3. Collection(noun)

   a gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons

4. Collection(noun)

   a gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for freewill offerings

5. Collection(noun)

   that which is obtained in payment of demands

6. Collection(noun)

   an accumulation of any substance

7. Collection(noun)

   the act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred

8. Collection(noun)

   the jurisdiction of a collector of excise

Freebase(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Collection

   Collection is a greatest hits album by Tracy Chapman, it features tracks from her first five studio albums. The tracks include her two U.S. Top Tens, "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason". Other charted singles on this album include "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Crossroads", "Telling Stories", and "Baby Can I Hold You".

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collection

   In intelligence usage, the acquisition of information and the provision of this information to processing elements. See also intelligence process.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. collection

   The act and process of to collect.

   The collection point at the shop was clearly identified.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collection' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1276

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collection' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3074

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'collection' in Nouns Frequency: #468

How to pronounce collection?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say collection in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of collection in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of collection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of collection in a Sentence

1. Vinoo Varghese:

   If they are charging people with crimes … if it gets to that level then the courts may revisit the issue about privacy, but if it does n’t go that far, and it’s used for basically data collection and medical purposes to help fight the crisis, then I do n’t think there is any basis to say there’s an invasion of privacy.

2. Craig Orr:

   You don’t usually find these things, this is a very unique collection.

3. Nabil Zaidi:

   Our analytics showed our target demographic purchasing and engaging more with products that showed minimal to no graphics or logos. Based on that information we launched our BASICS collection. It was a hit. In fact, our BASICS quickly became our highest selling [collection of] products.

4. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It should be a place where every man feels safe on his streets and in the house of his friends. It should be a place where each individual's dignity and self-respect is strengthened by the respect and affection of his neighbors. It should be a place where each of us can find the satisfaciton and warmth which comes from being a member of the community of man. This is what man sought at the dawn of civilzation. It is what we seek today.

5. Anuj Somany:

   If all the cast & crew of the movie have been selected honestly on the basis of their talents only and its each actor has been given the reel role called character exactly opposite to his real life nature and its plot resembles the reality of life, then it is highly likely that the same film is going to do bumper collection on the box office.

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