collection

Plural: collections

Noun

• several things grouped together or considered as a whole
• a publication containing a variety of works
• request for a sum of money
• the act of gathering something together
• A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
• A set of pitch classes used by a composer.
• The activity of collecting.
• A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.
• A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.
• Debt collection.
• The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred.
• The jurisdiction of a collector of excise.
• A set of college exams generally taken at the start of the term.
• The quality of being collected; calm composure.

Examples

• Collection of trash will occur every Thursday.
• He has a big collection of stamps.
• He has a superb coin collection.
• 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.
• This year's Summer Collection will include a wide range of evening wear.

Synonyms

accumulation, aggregation, appeal, assemblage, assembling, collecting, compendium, ingathering, solicitation