Chambers 20th Century Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Tabella tÄ-belâ²a, n. a medicated lozenge or hard electuary.âadj. Tabâ²ellary, tabular.â
Faith Roberts wasn't about to pay the same bill twice. Roberts is among roughly 700 Penn Hills residents who received collection letters for past-due sewer bills from Portnoff Law Associates, a Norristown, Pa.-based collection agency contracted by the municipality.
The company they hire is a debt collection agency. Debt collection agencies pursue the debt and receive a percentage of the amount they collect. That arrangement accounted for about half ($6.6 billion) of the industryâs revenue in 2014.