🧺 To gather 💰 To receive payment 📬 To gather as hobby ☎️ Recipient pays 🙏 A short prayer

collect

31 7.4

The person who receives it pays for it

adjective
/kəˈlɛkt/

: por cobrar

The parcel was sent collect, so I had to pay when it arrived.

Examples

She made a collect call to her parents when she lost her wallet.
If you send the package collect, the recipient will cover the shipping cost.
The package is collect only.
You must pay collect charges upon delivery.
If you send the package collect, the recipient will cover the shipping cost.
She made a collect call to her parents to ask for help when she lost her wallet.
The parcel was sent collect, meaning I had to pay for it when it arrived at my doorstep.

Synonyms

COD

vscollect

Jargon

2 6.7

Paid when you receive a parcel or package, not before

is the non-abbreviated word form used to mark recipient payment

Antonyms

prepaid

26 2.5

You pay for it before you use it

Idioms

not collect $200

Informal

1 9.8

You cannot get money or a reward you expected

to collect one's thoughts

4.3

To take time to put your ideas in order and calm down before you speak

Compounds

collect call

22 3.6

A phone call where the person who answers pays the cost

Surface Forms

collect positive

Etymology

The adjective collect in phrases like 'collect call' comes from Latin com- 'together' and legere 'to gather', because the cost will be 'collected' from the person who receives it. So a 'collect' call or parcel is one where the receiver must pay the charge.