collection meaning and definition

COLLECTION noun

Definition of collection (noun)

1. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
   • synonyms: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage
2. a publication containing a variety of works
   • synonyms: compendium
3. request for a sum of money
   • "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
   • synonyms: appeal, ingathering, solicitation
4. the act of gathering something together
   • synonyms: aggregation, assembling, collecting