Synonyms and antonyms of To collect an amount of something in British Thesaurus

buy up ()

to buy large amounts of something or all of it that is available

collect (verb)

to get things and keep them together for a particular reason

collect (verb)

to get a supply of something that you will use later

assemble (verb)

to bring a group of things or people together in one place for a particular purpose

round up ()

to bring animals or people together in one place for a particular purpose

scrape together ()

to succeed in getting enough of something, especially money, by making a lot of effort

accumulate (verb)

to get more and more of something over a period of time

amass (verb)

to collect a lot of something such as money or information over a period of time

cull (verb)

to collect something such as information from different places

stockpile (verb)

to collect large amounts of things that may be needed

collect up ()

to get things from different places or people after people have finished with them

garner (verb)

formal to collect or obtain a large amount of something useful or important

gather (verb)

to bring things closer together, for example to protect something or to make it tidy

get together ()

to find or collect things that you need, so that they are in one place and ready to use

harvest (verb)

literary to collect or obtain something

hoard (verb)

to get and keep a large amount of something because it might be valuable or useful later

lay in ()

to get and keep a supply of something such as food to use in the future

rack up ()

to get a large number or amount of something