Definitions of collecting
noun
the act of gathering something together
synonyms:
aggregation , assembling , collection
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agglomeration
the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
collation
assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
compilation , compiling
the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
gather , gathering
the act of gathering something
bottle collection
the activity of collecting bottles
conchology , shell collecting
the collection and study of mollusc shells
coin collecting , coin collection , numismatics , numismatology
the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
pickup
the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
philately , stamp collecting , stamp collection
the collection and study of postage stamps
tax collection
the collection of taxes
centralisation , centralization
gathering to a center
harvest , harvest home , harvesting
the gathering of a ripened crop
garbage collection , garbage pickup , trash collection , trash pickup
the collection and removal of garbage
aerophilately
the collection and study of airmail stamps
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grouping
the activity of putting things together in groups
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