collection

Examples

• All

• The other day at the rally, somebody stuffed a large amount of cash into one of the collection boxes.

  Coming to America (1988)

• The folks back home took up a collection.

  Licence to Kill (1989)

• Now, we're willing to take up a collection every week until your debt is paid off.

  Absentia (2011)

• Wanted to make sure she has something for the collection plate.

  Boyz n the Hood (1991)

• Well, can't the charity collection help?

  Have a Little Faith (2011)

• If he were here today there's no way the collection plate would look so light.

  Easter Sunday (2022)

• After Sunday services, the pastor hands John an envelope of collection money, and the congregation wishes him luck.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The church organized a special collection to support local families in need.

• During the event, we passed around a bowl for donations to the collection for the homeless shelter.

• She encouraged everyone to contribute to the collection for the charity walk this weekend.

Synonyms

F

fundraising

vscollection

168 2.7

An event that collects money for a cause

focuses on asking people and gathering money mainly for charity

F

fundraiser

vscollection

96 2.7

An event to raise money for a group or cause

involves asking and gathering money rather than focusing on a social event

A

appeal

vscollection

43 2.8

A request for money to help a charity or cause

also covers gathering and handling of money, not only the initial request

S

solicitation

vscollection

• Formal

19 5.8

Asking others for money or help in a formal way

is specifically about requesting and gathering money, usually for charity

F

fund-raising campaign

vscollection

1 3.6

A planned effort to collect money for a cause

is the basic act of asking and gathering money, not necessarily public or sustained

F

fund-raising drive

vscollection

1 3.3

A planned event to collect money for a cause

is the wider act of asking and gathering money, not limited to a campaign

F

fund-raising effort

vscollection

3.2

An organized activity to collect money for a charity or cause

is the general act of asking and gathering money rather than a planned campaign

Antonyms

D

distribution

60 3.2

The act of giving things out to many people or places

Compounds

A

art collection

9 3.5

A group of works of art such as paintings and sculptures kept or shown together

C

collection plate

7 3.2

A shallow dish people pass around in church to collect money

T

tax collection

• Formal

6 3.3

The work of getting money from people and businesses for the government

C

coin collection

5 3.0

A group of coins kept together for display or investment

S

stamp collection

5 2.1

A group of postage stamps that someone collects as a hobby

T

trash collection

• US

3 2.0

Collecting garbage from homes or streets

G

garbage collection

• US

1 2.3

Picking up and taking away household or business trash

F

fashion collection

1 3.4

A group of clothes a designer makes for one season or show

W

winter collection

1 3.5

Clothes and accessories made for cold weather by a brand

M

map collection

1 3.0

A group of maps kept together, often in a book

G

garbage collection

• Specialized

1 3.8

An automatic process that frees memory no longer used by a program

B

bottle collection

3.1

Keeping bottles as a hobby to display and enjoy

B

bottle collection

2.3

Collecting used bottles to be recycled or reused

C

coin collection

3.3

Collecting coins as a hobby to study or enjoy them

L

loan collection

• Jargon

4.9

A group of items temporarily borrowed from owners for public display

R

rental collection

3.7

A group of books you can rent for a small daily fee

How Large

campaign

∞ 2.7

fundraiser

96 2.7

appeal

136 2.9

collection

57 2.1

collection plate

7 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology