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Phrase(s): collect (money) for something
to solicit money that is owed. • I’m collecting money for payment on your loan. • Someone is calling to collect for the newspaper delivery., Phrase(s): collect (money) for someone or something
to solicit money for the benefit of someone or something. • I would like to collect some money for Fred, who is in the hospital. • I am collecting for the church building fund.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs