collated

American  

[kuh-ley-tid, koh-, ko-, koh-ley-, kol-ey-] / kəˈleɪ tɪd, koʊ-, kɒ-, ˈkoʊ leɪ-, ˈkɒl eɪ- /

adjective

1. (of pages or folios of a book) gathered into proper sequence.

   To bind your book, place the collated pages and covers into the unit, where the binding glue must be at "ready" temperature status.

2. brought together and organized, usually with annotation or comparison.

   I am enclosing the collated results of the parents' questionnaire.

3. Computers. (of sequenced data from two or more sets or files) merged to produce a single new sequenced data set or file.

   The synthesis of our collated data sets revealed a wide range of seasonal dynamics in Australian vegetation.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of collate.

Other Word Forms

• uncollated adjective

Etymology

Origin of collated

collate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

A company can publish big year-on-year profit gains but see its stock decline because the bottom line didn’t meet a consensus forecast figure collated from a dozen or so investment banks.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Underlying earnings totaled $10.87 billion, down just 0.9% year over year but below a consensus estimate of roughly $11.03 billion collated by Visible Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The number of tickets issued for 20mph speed offences was almost half a million last year, according to data collated from police forces in Great Britain by campaign group, 20's Plenty For Us.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Data collated by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, latest available 2024*

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

He worked the machine and Russo carried the copies to Sinay’s desk, where he collated the pages into neat stacks.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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