— collectively , adv.
/keuh lek"tiv/ , adj.
1. formed by collection.
2. forming a whole; combined: the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries.
3. of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together: the collective wishes of the membership.
4. organized according to the principles of collectivism: a collective farm.
n.
5. See collective noun .
6. a collective body; aggregate.
7. a business, farm, etc., jointly owned and operated by the members of a group.
8. a unit of organization or the organization in a collectivist system.
[ 1400-50; late ME collectif ( collectivus, equiv. to collect ( us ) (ptp. of colligere; see COLLECT 1 ) + -ivus -IVE ]