accumulation

[ uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.

  2. that which is accumulated; an accumulated amount, number, or mass.

  1. growth by continuous additions, as of interest to principal.

Origin of accumulation

1
First recorded in 1480–90, accumulation is from the Latin word accumulātiōn- (stem of accumulātiō). See accumulate, -ion

Other words from accumulation

  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for accumulation

accumulation

/ (əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or process of collecting together or becoming collected

  2. something that has been collected, gathered, heaped, etc

  1. finance

    • the continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or earnings

    • (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: Compare amortization (def. 2)

  2. the taking of a first and an advanced university degree simultaneously

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