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  • Definition
    • collect :get or gather together
      • I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife|She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis|She rolled up a small fortune

    • collect :payable by the recipient on delivery
      • a collect call|the letter came collect|a COD parcel

    • collect :make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays
      • call collect|send a package collect

    • collect :call for and obtain payment of
      • we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts|he collected the rent

    • collect :assemble or get together
      • gather some stones|pull your thoughts together

    • collect :get or bring together
      • accumulate evidence

    • collect :gather or collect
      • You can get the results on Monday|She picked up the children at the day care center|They pick up our trash twice a week

    • collect :a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

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