collection agency

American  

noun

1. a firm that collects unpaid bills for other firms and is usually compensated by receiving a percentage of the amount collected.

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Example Sentences

But the fines – which were passed on to a debt collection agency – are understood be for both the vehicle he currently drives and one he claims he sold in 2021.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

“When that thing goes to a collection agency, it becomes a big problem for your credit score and your credit report.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

In March 2024, a New York lawyer representing a collection agency contacted one family who worked with SEAM, saying that Side owed a high-interest lender $69,500 and was seeking to recover it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Keller's office sent bills to Trump's New York and Mar-a-Logo residences and a collection agency is working to recover the debt, the mayor's office told ABC.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

I also think about the collection agency that keeps calling about some long overdue payment, and Pops telling me not to worry about it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam