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collection noun

  /kəˈlɛkʃən/
  • The quality of being collected; calm composure.
 kokoelma
  • (set theory, topology, analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.
 kokoelma, joukkojen joukko
  • The activity of collecting.
 keräys, keräily, kerääminen
  • A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.
 keräys
  • (obsolete) The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred.
 päättely
  • (UK) The jurisdiction of a collector of excise.
 veronkantopiiri

collect verb

  /kəˈlɛkt/
  • (transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
 keräillä, kerätä
  • (transitive) To gather together; amass.
 kerätä, koota, kasata
  • (transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
 kerätä, periä
  • (intransitive, often with on or against) To collect payments.
 kerätä maksut
  • (intransitive) To come together in a group or mass.
 kerääntyä
  • (transitive, now, rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
 päätellä

collect adjective

  /kəˈlɛkt/
  • To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
 vasta-, vastaanottajan maksama

collective adjective

  /kəˈlɛktɪv/
  • Tending to collect; forming a collection.
 kokoava
  • (grammar) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form.
 kollektiivinen
  • Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
  • Having plurality of origin or authority.
 yhteinen

collective noun

  /kəˈlɛktɪv/
  • (especially, in communist countries) One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community.
 kolhoosi
  • (by extension) A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.
 kollektiivi
  • (grammar) A collective noun or name.
 kollektiivinen substantiivi
  • A farm owned by a collection of people.
 kollektiivitila

collecting

keräys

collect noun

  /ˈkɑlɛkt/ , /ˈkɑlɪkt/ , /ˈkɒlɛkt/ , /ˈkɒlɪkt/
  • (Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
 eturukous, kollehtarukous
debt collection
perintä
collection plate
kolehtihaavi, kolehtilautanen
garbage collection
automaattinen roskienkeräys, roskankeruu, roskienkeräys, jätteiden keräily
collection agency
perintätoimisto
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