- To assemble together; as, the people collected in a
crowd; to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks. - To infer; to conclude.
2 . Collect
[ v. t.]
- To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring
together; to obtain by gathering. - To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or
other indebtedness; as, to collect taxes. - To infer from observed facts; to conclude from
premises. - A short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a particular
day, occasion, or condition, and forming part of a liturgy.
Meaning of 'collect' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . collect
[ v]
Meaning (1): - get or bring together
Example in sentence:
accumulate evidence
Meaning (2): - assemble or get together
Example in sentence:
gather some stones;
pull your thoughts together
Meaning (3): - call for and obtain payment of
Example in sentence:
he collected the rent;
we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
Meaning (4): - get or gather together
Example in sentence:
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
Meaning (5): - gather or collect
Example in sentence:
She picked up the children at the day care center;
They pick up our trash twice a week;
You can get the results on Monday
6 . collect
[ r]
Meaning (6): - make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays
Example in sentence:
call collect;
send a package collect
7 . collect
[ s]
Meaning (7): - payable by the recipient on delivery
Bank collection float Bank collection float is the time that elapses between when a check is deposited into a bank account and when the funds are available to the depositor, during which period the bank is collecting payment from
Collective mind Collective mind- (1) The idea that there are mental attributes of a group over and above those of the individuals composing it. (2) The
Server-side data collection Server-side data collection is the information about consumer surfing that is gathered and recorded on the web server.
Real-space data collection Real-space data collection refers to takes place offline at points of purchase such as smart card and credit card readers and bar code scanners.
Click side date collection Click side date collection is the information about consumer surfing is gathered right at the user’s PC. One example of this is the cookie file.
Collective Effort Model Collective Effort Model is an explanation of social loafing suggesting that perceived links between individuals’ effort and their outcomes are weaker
Fair Debt Collection Practices Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is the law passed by the U.S. Congress limiting how far a creditor can go in pressing a loan customer to pay up.