Synonyms for “collection”

noun

1. =  accumulation, set, store, mass, pile, heap, stockpile, hoard, aggregate, congeries • He has gathered a large collection of prints and paintings over the years.
2. =  compilation, accumulation, anthology • Two years ago he published a collection of short stories.
3. =  group, company, crowd, gathering, assembly, cluster, congregation, assortment, assemblage • A collection of people of all ages assembled to pay their respects.
4. =  gathering, acquisition, accumulation • computer systems designed to speed up the collection of information
5. =  contribution, donation, alms • I asked my headmaster if we could arrange a collection for the refugees.
6. =  offering, offertory • I put a five-pound note in the church collection.