collect

(noun) a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England.

(verb) get or gather together. Synonyms: roll up, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard. Examples: "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife." "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis." "She rolled up a small fortune."

(verb) call for and obtain payment of. Synonyms: take in. Examples: "We collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts." "He collected the rent."

(verb) assemble or get together. Synonyms: gather, garner, pull together. Examples: "Gather some stones." "Pull your thoughts together."

(verb) get or bring together. Synonyms: pull in. Example: "Accumulate evidence."

(verb) gather or collect. Synonyms: pick up, gather up, call for. Examples: "You can get the results on monday." "She picked up the children at the day care center." "They pick up our trash twice a week."

(adj) payable by the recipient on delivery. Synonyms: cod. Examples: "A collect call." "The letter came collect." "A cod parcel."

(adv) make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays. Examples: "Call collect." "Send a package collect."