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collecting society

collecting society noun: a body with the authority to license copyrighted works and collect royalties on behalf of its members.

Noun

collecting society (plural collecting societies)

  1. A body with the authority to license copyrighted works and collect royalties on behalf of its members.

Forms of collecting society

pluralcollecting societies

Questions about collecting society

What does collecting society mean?
Collecting society means a body with the authority to license copyrighted works and collect royalties on behalf of its members.
What part of speech is collecting society?
Collecting society is a noun.
What is the plural of collecting society?
The plural of collecting society is collecting societies.

Words near collecting society in the dictionary

  1. collecting ducts
  2. collecting one's thoughts
  3. collecting oneself
  4. collecting skin
  5. collecting societies
  6. collecting society
  7. collecting up
  8. collectings
  9. collectins
  10. collection
  11. collection agencies

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