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noun
1.
act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
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3.
growth by continuous additions, as of interest to principal.
Related forms
non·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun
o·ver·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun
pre·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun
re·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun
su·per·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun
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Accumulation
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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World English Dictionary
| accumulation (əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of collecting together or becoming collected |
| 2. | something that has been collected, gathered, heaped, etc |
| 3. | finance |
| a. the continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or earnings | |
| b. Compare amortization (in computing the yield on a bond purchased at a discount) the amount that is added to each yield to bring the cost of the bond into equality with its par value over its life | |
| 4. | the taking of a first and an advanced university degree simultaneously |
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Word Origin & History
accumulation
late 15c., from L. accumulationem (nom. accumulatio) "a heaping up," from accumulare "to heap up in a mass," from ad- "in addition" + cumulare "heap up," from cumulus "heap" (see cumulus).
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