noun
Meaning 1
plural of collection
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
collections
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/kəˈlɛkʃənz/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 L EH1 K SH AH0 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A state being beyond merely past due.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: accounting, business, finance
Examples
- We have sent your account to collections.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 3
A department that attempts to collect on accounts that are beyond merely past due.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: accounting, business, finance
Examples
- Sorry, but you'll have to talk with collections.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Real reading context