nounπShareA set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together."The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."itemamountgroupthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareMultiple related objects associated as a group."He has a superb coin collection."groupitemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe activity of collecting."Collection of trash will occur every Thursday."actionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA set of sets."The teacher's collection of student artwork is a set of different paintings and drawings. "groupnumbermaththingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations."The school organized a collection to raise money for a new library. "financeaidorganizationreligionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareDebt collection."The company hired a debt collection agency to help recover overdue payments. "businessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred."The collection of clues pointed to the missing cat being in the garden shed. "logicphilosophymindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe jurisdiction of a collector of excise."The tax collector's collection covered all the businesses in the town. "governmentlawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(in the plural, Oxford University) A set of college exams generally taken at the start of the term."The first-year students took the college collection of exams this week. "educationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe quality of being collected; calm composure."Despite the noisy classroom, Sarah maintained a remarkable collection. "attitudecharactermindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
