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collector's item

/kəˈlɛktərz ˈaɪtəm/ /kəˈlɛktərz ˈaɪɾəm/

Meanings
noun
Anything that a collector finds desirable and worth collecting.

Examples :

"The old baseball card, signed by a famous player, became a valuable collector's item. "
item value thing asset

Related Words

Illustration valuable

valuable noun

/ˈvæljuəbl̩/

A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.

"My grandmother's valuable were passed down through generations. "

Illustration baseball

baseball noun

/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/

A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

"My brother loves baseball, and he practices hitting every day after school. "

Illustration worth

worth noun

/wɜːθ/ /wɝθ/

Value.

"The antique clock's worth is high. "

Illustration collector

collector noun

/kəˈlɛktə(ɹ)/ /kəˈlɛktɚ/

A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.

"He is an avid collector of nineteenth-century postage stamps."

Illustration finds

finds noun

/faɪndz/

Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.

"The archeological dig yielded many exciting finds, including pottery fragments and ancient tools. "

Illustration anything

anything noun

/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/

Someone or something of importance.

"My daughter's success in school is anything I'm proud of. "

Illustration signed

signed verb

/saɪnd/

To make a mark

"She signed her name at the bottom of the form. "

Illustration player

player noun

/ˈpleɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈpleɪɚ/

One that plays

"My brother is a good player of the guitar. "

Illustration became

became verb

/bɪˈkeɪm/

To arrive, come (to a place).

"The students became quiet in the classroom when the teacher entered. "

Illustration famous

famous verb

/ˈfeɪməs/

To make famous; to bring renown to.

"The new teacher's innovative teaching methods famously improved student engagement. "

Illustration collecting

collecting verb

/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Illustration desirable

desirable noun

/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/

A thing that people want; something that is desirable.

"There are plenty of desirables on display in the window."