collections
kuh-LEK-shuhnz/kəˈlɛkʃənz/
- 1Plural of collection. Use this form when you mean more than one collection.
The museum has several art collections on display.
She keeps her stamp and coin collections in separate boxes.
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- 2The part of a company that tries to get back money from people who are very late paying.
Like the part of a store that chases down people who borrowed and never paid back.
After three missed payments, his account was sent to collections.
She works in collections, calling customers about unpaid bills.
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- 3The stage when an unpaid debt has gone past simply being late and is now being chased for payment.
His loan fell into collections after he stopped paying.
Once a bill goes into collections, it can hurt your credit.
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collections is a form of collection
collection, noun: A group of things gathered or kept together. Full entry
- Forms
- collectioncollections plural
- Spelling
- collection → collections: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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