collect

Example Sentences

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While the coins tossed into the fountain are donated to charity, the fees collected will go to the city authority to pay for upkeep and managing visitors.

From BBC

Data collected by the country’s biggest bank showed a 0.5% rise in retail spending excluding gasoline from October and a 1.1% increase on a three-month rolling average, despite a slowdown in purchases of everyday essentials.

From The Wall Street Journal

If she does, she could collect her fifth cow.

From Barron's

Making a wish and tossing a coin into the water is such a tradition that authorities collect thousands of euros a week that are then given to the Caritas charity.

From Barron's

I believe he could collect on my Social Security.

From MarketWatch