collecting

To gather together; amass.

“Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.”

To get; particularly, get from someone.

“A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan.   A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.”

To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.

“I don't think he collects as much as hoards.”

To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)

(often with on or against) To collect payments.

“He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made.”

To come together in a group or mass.

“The rain collected in puddles.”

To infer; to conclude.

(of a vehicle or driver) To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).

“The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction.”

A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.