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Collecting

/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/

To gather together; amass.

📖 Definitions of "Collecting"

verb
  1. 1

    To gather together; amass.

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

  2. 2

    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."

  3. 3

    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."

  4. 4

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

noun
  1. 1

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

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