Collect — synonyms, definition

1. collect (a)

c.o.d. due on call on demand payable

2. collect (Verb)

accompany accrue accumulate acquire aggregate allocate amass appropriate assemble bank bill bring together cache call for calm canvas clean clear cluster come for • • •

collect (Verb) — Get or gather together (a large number of something). ex. "She collected a small fortune"

collect (Verb) — Call for and obtain payment of. ex. "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts" ex. "he collected the rent"

collect (Verb) — Assemble or get together. ex. "collect some stones"

collect (Verb) — Get or bring together.

collect (Verb) — Go to meet, esp. to then take somewhere in a vehicle. ex. "She collected the children at the day care centre"

acquire get hive away lay in put in salt away stack away stash away store take archive bale beat up bird-nest birdnest catch chunk clam club come up corral cull drum up farm file away fund glean harvest heap up hive • • •

3. collect (Adjective)

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collect (Adjective) — Payable by the recipient on delivery. ex. "a collect call" ex. "the letter came collect"

4. collect (Noun)

collect (Noun) — A short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England.

orison petition prayer

5. collect (Adverb)

collect (Adverb) — Make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays. ex. "call collect" ex. "send a package collect"