collection Pronunciation: /kəˈlekʃn/Translate collection | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of collectionn. 1 (collecting) Sammeln; (of goods, persons) Abholen 2 (amount of money collected) Sammlung; (in church) Kollekte 3 (from postbox) Leerung 4 (of stamps etc.) Sammlungcollection in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of collection in the British & World English dictionary Definition of collection in the US English dictionary