OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16068

collection

/kəˈlɛkʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
colección
A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets.
The attic contains a remarkable collection of antiques, oddities, and random junk.
recogida • recogimiento • recolección
The activity of collecting.
Collection of trash will occur every Thursday.
colecta • recaudación
A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.
The people here are very good to each other, too. When someone's house burned down, when someone was in the hospital, they took up collections for the people.
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