collect
/kəˈlɛkt/
verb
Meaning
To gather together; amass.
"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."
To get; particularly, get from someone.
"A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house."
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
"I don't think he collects as much as hoards."
To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
(often with on or against) To collect payments.
"He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."
To come together in a group or mass.
"The rain collected in puddles."
To infer; to conclude.
(of a vehicle or driver) To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).
"The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."
adjective
Meaning
To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
"It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay."
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adverb
Meaning
With payment due from the recipient.
"I had to call collect."
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