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collecting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aggregation, assembling, collection |
| Type of | grouping |
| Has types | bottle collection, coin collecting, coin collection, collation, compilation, compiling, conchology, gather, gathering, numismatics, numismatology, philately, pickup, shell collecting, stamp collecting, stamp collection, agglomeration, tax collection |
| Derivation | collect |
Examples of collecting
collecting
The county was collecting the money from the CRA and returning it to Marineland.
From the news-journalonline.com
It is collecting suggestions for a different run each week on its Facebook page.
From the thenewstribune.com
Sick of the unpredictable weather and gray slush collecting in your wheel wells?
From the bostonherald.com
Kitson has spent the spring collecting medals and adding distance to her discus.
From the stltoday.com
Evidon has gotten more than 500 data-collecting companies to provide their info.
From the time.com
Can you tell me if others are collecting Pyrex yet and how old my bowl could be?
From the courier-journal.com
Better yet, start collecting DNA from every newborn child, just like footprints.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It is collecting non-perishable items for the Rush-Henrietta Area Food Terminal.
From the democratandchronicle.com
For Donald and Simpson, the money title could go a long way in collecting votes.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- A short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
- Make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package collect"
- Payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"
- Roll up: 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"
- Call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
- Gather: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
- In Christian liturgy, a collect is both a liturgical action and a short, general prayer. In the Middle Ages, the prayer was referred to in Latin as collectio, but in the more ancient sources, as oratio. ...
- Collected is a "best of" album by British trip-hop collective Massive Attack, released on 27 March 2006. The album was preceded by the release of the single "Live With Me" on 13 March.
- (Collected (album)) Collected is a compilation album by Canadian rapper k-os. The album contains recent tracks from the first three albums, the hit singles, and remixes of a couple singles. The album also contains three new tracks. Two of which were leftovers from ''''.
