What is the meaning of collecting?

noun

• The act of gathering something together.
  • synonyms: collection, assembling, aggregation

verb

• Get or gather together.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
• Call for and obtain payment of.
  • usage: "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
  • synonyms: collect, take in
• Assemble or get together.
  • usage: "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
  • synonyms: gather, garner, collect, pull together
• Get or bring together.
  • usage: "accumulate evidence"
  • synonyms: collect, pull in
• Gather or collect.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: collect, pick up, gather up, call for