We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to give it). A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time. Robert's collection of prints and paintings has been bought over the years.

Understanding the Context

If you like to collect — that is, gather — things, chances are you might have a collection of some sort. Some common types of collections are of books, stamps, and dolls. 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. Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection, one of the world’s great art collections.

Key Insights

Income from your visit helps us to conserve and share the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by. collection, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary Find out about how we organise our collections by time and type, and the huge range of material we care for. Including a Guinness Record-holding archaeological archive, explore London’s buried. Store collection is free on all fashion, home and beauty orders.

Final Thoughts

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