The difference between Aggregate and Collect

When used as nouns, aggregate means a mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars, whereas collect means the prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the book of common prayer.

When used as verbs, aggregate means to bring together, whereas collect means to gather together.

When used as adjectives, aggregate means formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum, whereas collect means to be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.

Collect is also adverb with the meaning: with payment due from the recipient.

check bellow for the other definitions of Aggregate and Collect

  1. Aggregate as a noun:

    A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.

  2. Aggregate as a noun:

    A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.

  3. Aggregate as a noun (mathematics, obsolete):

    A set .

  4. Aggregate as a noun (music):

    The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.

  5. Aggregate as a noun (sports):

    The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores

  6. Aggregate as a noun (roofing):

    Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.

  7. Aggregate as a noun:

    Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements, especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.

  8. Aggregate as a noun (Buddhism):

    Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.

  1. Aggregate as an adjective:

    Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.

  2. Aggregate as an adjective:

    Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.

  3. Aggregate as an adjective:

    Formed into clusters or groups of lobules.

    Examples:

    "'aggregate glands"

  4. Aggregate as an adjective (botany):

    Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.

  5. Aggregate as an adjective:

    Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.

  6. Aggregate as an adjective:

    United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals.

  1. Aggregate as a verb (transitive):

    To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.

    Examples:

    "The aggregated soil''."

  2. Aggregate as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.

  3. Aggregate as a verb (transitive):

    To amount in the aggregate to.

    Examples:

    "There are ten loads, aggregating five hundred bushels''."

  1. Collect as a verb (transitive):

    To gather together; amass.

    Examples:

    "Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

    "The team uses special equipment to collect data on temperature, wind speed and rainfall. [[File:The team uses special equipment to collect data on temperature, wind speed and rainfall.ogg]]"

  2. Collect as a verb (transitive):

    To get; particularly, get from someone.

    Examples:

    "A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house."

  3. Collect as a verb (transitive):

    To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.

    Examples:

    "John Henry collects stamps."

    "I don't think he collects as much as hoards."

  4. Collect as a verb (transitive, now, rare):

    To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare , .)

  5. Collect as a verb (intransitive, often with ''on'' or ''against''):

    To collect payments.

    Examples:

    "He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."

  6. Collect as a verb (intransitive):

    To come together in a group or mass.

    Examples:

    "The rain collected in puddles."

  7. Collect as a verb (transitive):

    To infer; to conclude.

  8. Collect as a verb (transitive, of a vehicle or driver):

    To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).

    Examples:

    "The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."

  1. Collect as an adjective:

    To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.

    Examples:

    "It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay."

  1. Collect as an adverb:

    With payment due from the recipient.

    Examples:

    "I had to call collect."

  1. Collect as a noun (Christianity):

    The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

    Examples:

    "He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon."

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