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a firm that collects unpaid bills for other firms and is usually compensated by receiving a percentage of the amount collected.
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collection agency
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collection agency — ➔ agency * * * collection agency UK US noun [C] (also commercial collection agency) ► FINANCE a business that collects money that is owed to other companies for them: send sth to/turn sth over to a collection agency »Don t wait until your bill… … Financial and business terms
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collection agency — Any individual, organization, or unit that has access to sources of information and the capability of collecting information from them. See also agency … Military dictionary
collection agency — col lection ,agency noun count AMERICAN a company that makes people pay what they owe others … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
collection agency — intelligence division continuously and systematically collecting information; agency that collects payments on unpaid bills, firm that collects payments on delinquent loans, business that collects unpaid bills for other companies … English contemporary dictionary
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collection agency — A person or firm engaged in the business of collecting or receiving for payment claims of all kinds on behalf of others. 15 Am J2d Collect § 1. See collection service … Ballentine's law dictionary
