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collects

The correct spelling is collects.

How to pronounce collects

verb

Say it like: Col-lec-ts

The correct spelling is collects. 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. 1.To gather together; amass.
  2. 2.To get; particularly, get from someone.
  3. 3.To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
  4. 4.To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
  5. 5.(often with on or against) To collect payments.

noun

  1. 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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