We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to give it).

Definition of collection noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The meaning of COLLECTION is the act or process of collecting. How to use collection in a sentence.

The museum's collection runs the gamut from ancient artifacts to contemporary art pieces. Коллекция музея охватывает весь спектр от древних артефактов до современных …

COLLECTION meaning: 1 : the act or process of getting things from different places and bringing them together; 2 : a group of interesting or beautiful objects brought together in order to show …

Nov 1, 2025 · collection (countable and uncountable, plural collections) Museum stores its butterfly collection in special specimen drawers. A set of items or amount of material procured, …

a group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one location, esp. for some purpose or as a result of some process: a stamp collection; a collection of unclaimed hats in the …

collection, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Collection a gathering of objects or of persons, as works of art, literary materials, etc.; a quantity of anything collected together into a mass; an assemblage.

A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time. His collection of prints and paintings has been bought over the years.