collection

Universal Words noun group of objects / people 1 [C] a group of objects, often of the same sort, that have been collected: a stamp / coin collection * The painting comes from his private collection. 2 [C] a group of objects or people: There was a collection of books and shoes on the floor. * There is always a strange collection of runners in the London Marathon. taking away / bringing together 3 [C,U] an act of taking sth away from a place; an act of bringing things together into one place: refuse / garbage collection * The last collection from this postbox is at 5.15. * Your suit will be ready for collection on Tuesday. * The first stage in research is data collection. comparePICKUP poems / stories / music 4 [C] a group of poems, stories or pieces of music published together as one book or disc: a collection of stories by women writers * a collection of favourite Christmas music money 5 [C] an act of collecting money to help a charity or during a church service; the money collected: a house-to-house collection for Cancer Research * The total collection last week amounted to ｣250. new clothes 6 [C] a range of new clothes or items for the home that are designed, made and offered for sale, often for a particular season: Armani's stunning new autumn collection