Meanings
nouncollection agency (plural collection agencies)
plural collection agencies
- businessA company used by creditors or lenders to recover funds that are past due or from accounts that have defaulted.
Synonyms: debt collector
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA company used by creditors or lenders to recover funds that are past due or from accounts that have defaulted.
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Translations
Bulgarian агенция за събиране на вземания
- агенция за събиране на вземания (agencija za săbirane na vzemanija)debt collector
Spanish alcabalero, agencia de cobranza
- alcabalerodebt collector
- agencia de cobranzadebt collector
- agencia cobradoradebt collector
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APA
collection agency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collection%20agency
MLA
“collection agency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collection%20agency. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collection agency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collection%20agency.
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