collection system

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Definition of collection system in English English dictionary

a continuous connection of pipelines, conduits, pumping stations and other related constructions or devices used to conduct wastewater to a water pollution control system

The Collections System, a part of Customs' Automated Commercial System, controls and accounts for the billions of dollars in payments collected by Customs each year and the millions in refunds processed each year Daily statements are prepared for the automated brokers who select this service The Collections System permits electronic payments of the related duties and taxes through the Automated Clearinghouse capability Automated collections also meet the needs of the importing community through acceptance of electronic funds transfers for deferred tax bills and receipt of electronic payments from lockbox operations for Customs bills and fees » Back to top of screen

A system of collector and/or interceptor sewers collecting wastewater from a community

The established procedure used by retailers to encourage customers to pay debts, especially delinquent accounts The procedure includes several levels of increasing intensity, such as impersonal routine billing, impersonal appeals, personalized appeals, and drastic legal action

a network of sewer pipes used to collect wastewater and/or storm water and transport it to a wastewater treatment plant or sewer outfall

Hyphenation

col·lec·tion sys·tem

Turkish pronunciation

kılekşın sîstım

Pronunciation

/kəˈleksʜən ˈsəstəm/ /kəˈlɛkʃən ˈsɪstəm/