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The correct spelling is collect.
How to pronounce collect
/kəˈlɛkt/
verbIPA: /kəˈlɛkt/
Say it like: Col-lec-t
The correct spelling is collect. To gather together; amass. For example: "Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."
Usage Examples
“Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.”
“A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.”
“I don't think he collects as much as hoards.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To gather together; amass.
- 2.To get; particularly, get from someone.
- 3.To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
- 4.To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
- 5.(often with on or against) To collect payments.
adjective
- 1.To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
adverb
- 1.With payment due from the recipient.
noun
- 1.The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
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