Collecting can be associated with obtaining money corresponding to a debt, a sale or a job done.
Money from a debt
The action of collecting can refer to obtaining the money corresponding to the payment of a debt . It should be noted that a debt is an obligation to pay or repay : the debtor is the one who is obliged to pay, while the creditor is the one who has the right to collect.
Suppose that a man named Lautaro lends 1,000 pesos to his neighbor Víctor , who agrees to return the money in ten days. Once the deadline has passed, Víctor approaches Lautaro 's house with that amount; Lautaro can therefore collect the debt.
Get paid for a job
When an individual carries out a work activity, the performance of said task usually involves the payment of money by the employer. It can be said, then, that someone gives their labor power in exchange for a salary , fees , etc.
A graphic designer can agree with a company to create a logo for $500 . According to the agreed conditions, the designer must deliver the logo within thirty days and the company, once received the design, must make the corresponding payment in no more than one week. Thus, after sending the logo by email, the designer contacts the administrative area to define how they can charge. Finally, the company transfers the $500 to your bank account.
An inheritance , a pension , retirement , interest on an investment and the sale of an asset can also be collected. For example: "My lawyer informed me that I am going to collect the inheritance within two months" , "I need to collect the pension to be able to repair the heater that broke" , "An old man went to the bank to collect his retirement and was robbed on the way out." of the entity» , «According to my calculations, this month we are going to charge $300 for interest on the fixed term» .
In colloquial language, collecting can refer to receiving a hit.
Other uses of the concept
There are meanings of charging that are not related to money. Getting paid can be associated with acquiring an affection, a reputation, an attitude or something else : "I have to get brave and tell Victoria what I feel," "I think I'm going to get attached to the new intern, he seems like a nice guy."
In other contexts , charging refers to receiving hits : "If you keep bothering, you're going to get paid..." , "When I was a child I was used to getting paid, my father was a quite violent man."
In the sporting field, meanwhile, charging is what the judge does when sanctioning a violation of the regulations : "I don't understand how the referee could charge that penalty," "After charging for the infraction, the judge began to be insulted by the crowd." » .
To collect, finally, is usually used to name the fact of causing victims : "Meteorologists believe that the hurricane could claim thousands of lives as it passed through the Caribbean," "I never thought that the flood would claim so many victims."