"collect credit" is a perfectly valid phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to the accumulation of credit for something, such as collecting credit toward an academic degree by taking courses. For example, "I am working hard to collect credit for my degree before I graduate."
We found that the abuses that bedeviled the foreclosure process are appearing in lawsuits to collect credit card debt.
The financial goliath is still embroiled in federal investigations into tactics used to collect credit card debts, among other matters.
Adding to the scrutiny, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a chief bank regulator, is investigating how banks like JPMorgan Chase collect credit card debt, according to several people close to the matter.
They predict that criminals will obtain receivers that can pick up the signals, and will sit in Starbucks stores and collect credit card and identity data, with shopping sprees to follow.
A problem with erroneous lawsuits to collect credit card debts may exist, but we also need to address the fact that Americans are struggling with debt loads they cannot afford.
And Mr. Lee's staff has moved to help another company backed by Mr. Conway, Square, which makes a device that allows users to collect credit card payments on their smartphones.
The Rock Hostel is one of hundreds of hotels in the country using the Argentine start-up BitPagos to collect credit-card payments from foreign customers.
Square allows nearly anyone with an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or an Android phone to collect credit-card payments.
People collect credits every time they do a search on Bing.
His father tramped local streets collecting credit for a draper.
"It comes from years of collecting credit card numbers on iTunes.
