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• collect — I (gather) verb accumulate, acquire, add to, aggregate, amalgamate, amass, assemble, bring to a common center, bring to a point of union, bring together, compile, concentrate, conferre, congerere, conglomerate, consolidate, convene, convocare,… …   Law dictionary

• Collect — Col*lect (k[o^]l*l[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collecting}.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See {Legend}, and cf. {Coil}, v. t., {Cull}, v. t.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• collect — I. noun Etymology: Middle English collecte, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin collecta (short for oratio ad collectam prayer upon assembly), from Late Latin, assembly, from Latin, assemblage, from feminine of collectus Date: 13th century 1.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• collect —    Ohi, ho ākoakoa, ho āhu, hō ili, hō ili ili, hāpuku, hō ulu ulu; ohi loa a (revenue).   Also: ākuli, ho āuna, i i, lapulapu, pūku i, laua e, ho opūlehulehu.    ♦ To collect taxes, ohi auhau.    ♦ To collect untidily, mu umōkākī …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• collect — collect1 [kə lekt′] vt. [ME collecten < OFr collecter < L collectus: see COLLECT2] 1. to gather together; assemble 2. to gather (stamps, books, etc.) as a hobby 3. to call for and receive (money) for (rent, a fund, taxes, bills, etc.) 4. to …   English World dictionary

• collect — ▪ I. collect col‧lect 1 [kəˈlekt] verb [transitive] 1. BANKING collect cheques to arrange for cheques to be paid: • The district banks provide a variety of services for commercial banks, including collecting and clearing cheques. 2 …   Financial and business terms

• collect — col|lect1 W2S1 [kəˈlekt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bring together)¦ 2¦(keep objects)¦ 3¦(rent/debts/taxes)¦ 4¦(money to help people)¦ 5¦(increase in amount)¦ 6¦(win something)¦ 7 collect yourself/collect your thoughts 8¦(take somebody/something from a place)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Taxes and Tolls —    The financial independence of Brussels was laid in 1229 with creation of a city account divided into sections taxes, fines, royalties within which to collect revenues and from which to draw funds for expenses. The city achieved financial… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

• To collect one's self — Collect Col*lect (k[o^]l*l[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collecting}.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See {Legend}, and cf. {Coil}, v. t., {Cull}, v. t.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• collect — 1. v., adj., & adv. v. 1 tr. & intr. bring or come together; assemble, accumulate. 2 tr. systematically seek and acquire (books, stamps, etc.), esp. as a continuing hobby. 3 a tr. obtain (taxes, contributions, etc.) from a number of people. b… …   Useful english dictionary

• inspector of taxes — UK US noun [countable] [singular inspector of taxes plural inspectors of taxes] british a government official whose job is to calculate and collect taxes Thesaurus: relating to tax and taxationhyponym …   Useful english dictionary