"collection agency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: collection agencies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} collection agency (plural collection agencies)
  1. (law, business) A company used by creditors or lenders to recover funds that are past due or from accounts that have defaulted. Categories (topical): Business, Law Synonyms: debt collector
    Sense id: en-collection_agency-en-noun-nq~sIhB2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: business, law

Inflected forms

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