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Collecting vs Collectible - What's the difference?

collecting | collectible |

As nouns the difference between collecting and collectible

is that collecting is a hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector while collectible is an object which someone might want to collect.

As a verb collecting

is (collect).

As a adjective collectible is

worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.

collecting

English

(wikipedia collecting)

Noun

  • A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
  • * 2009 , Melissa A Hardy, ?Alan Bryman, Handbook of Data Analysis (page 568)
    • The task of data gathering is not a random walk, a sensual search, or the bemused collectings of a beachcomber.

    Verb

    (head)

    • collectible

    English

    Alternative forms

    * collectable (British English)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.
    • collectible''' stamps'', '''''collectible''' china'', '''''collectible Beatles memorabilia
  • Rightfully subject to payment.
    • a collectible bill
  • That is likely to be paid.
    • He's owed it to us for six months, but it doesn't look very collectible to me.

    Derived terms

    * collectibility

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An object which someone might want to collect.