Definition of Collect

Noun

• a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
  

Verb

• gather or collect
  "You can get the results on Monday"
  "She picked up the children at the day care center"
  "They pick up our trash twice a week"
  - pick up - gather up - call for
• get or bring together
  "accumulate evidence"
  - pull in
• assemble or get together
  "gather some stones"
  "pull your thoughts together"
  gather garner - pull together
• call for and obtain payment of
  "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"
  "he collected the rent"
  - take in
• get or gather together
  "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"
  "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"
  "She rolled up a small fortune"
  - roll up accumulate - pile up amass compile hoard

Adjective

• payable by the recipient on delivery
  "a collect call"
  "the letter came collect"
  "a COD parcel"
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Adverb

• make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays
  "call collect"
  "send a package collect"
  

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