Accumulation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃn|
Brit.
|əkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- an increase by natural growth or addition (syn: accretion)
- several things grouped together or considered as a whole (syn: aggregation, assemblage, collection)
- the act of accumulating
- (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
- several things grouped together or considered as a whole (syn: aggregation, assemblage, collection)
- the act of accumulating
- (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
Extra examples
...a vast accumulation of evidence about the dangers of smoking...
...the accumulation of leaves on the ground is proceeding at a much faster rate than my raking...
Gamekeeping is not some sort of science, but an accumulation of experience and knowledge.
The bottom of the drawer was always a miscellaneous accumulation of odds and ends
Word forms
noun
singular: accumulation
plural: accumulations
singular: accumulation
plural: accumulations
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