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accumulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary

accumulation
noun
/ə,kjumjə'leɪʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Type Words
Synonyms aggregation, assemblage, collection
Type of group, grouping
Has types category, central america, class, clutch, coin collection, collage, combination, congregation, content, contents, convoy, corpus, crop, cumulation, cumulus, data, deal, defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team, ensemble, europe, exhibition, expo, exposition, extragalactic nebula, family, fauna, findings, flagging, fleet, flinders, flora, free world, gaap, galaxy, generally accepted accounting principles, gimmickry, hand, heap, herbarium, hit parade, information, job lot, judaica, jurisprudence, kludge, law, library, long suit, lot, mail, mass, menagerie, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, mound, mythology, north america, nuclear club, oort cloud, pack, package, packet, pantheon, parcel, petting zoo, pharmacopoeia, pile, planting, population, post, potpourri, procession, zoology, agglomeration, air power, ana, armamentarium, art collection, asia, assortment, aviation, backlog, batch, battery, biology, biota, block, book, botany, bottle collection, bunch, bundle, caboodle, universe, variety, vegetation, victoriana, wardrobe, agglomerate, program library, prosecution, repertoire, repertory, rogue's gallery, rule book, salmagundi, set, signage, smithereens, smorgasbord, south america, stamp collection, statuary, string, subroutine library, sum, sum total, summation, tenantry, third world, tout ensemble, traffic, treasure, treasure trove, trinketry, troponomy, troponymy
Derivation accumulate

accumulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary

accumulation
noun
/ə,kjumjə'leɪʃən/
the act of accumulating
Type Words
Synonyms accrual, accruement
Type of increase, step-up
Has types buildup
Derivation accumulate

accumulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary

accumulation
noun
/ə,kjumjə'leɪʃən/
an increase by natural growth or addition
Type Words
Synonyms accretion
Type of growth, increment, increase
Has types deposit, buildup, deposition, backup

accumulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary

accumulation
noun
/ə,kjumjə'leɪʃən/
(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
Type Words
Type of profit, profits, net, net income, net profit, earnings, lucre
Has types reserve, stockpile, stock, backlog, store, fund

Examples of accumulation

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The township said it plans to begin removing snow at six inches of accumulation.
From the freep.com
There are increasing signs of deleveraging and cash accumulation in the economy.
From the businessweek.com
The curriculum concentrates on great ideas rather than an accumulation of facts.
From the time.com
According to forecasters, the total accumulation will be between 1 and 3 inches.
From the dailyherald.com
We can no longer enjoy the appearance of prosperity funded by debt accumulation.
From the forbes.com
Both diseases involve the accumulation of damaging waste products in the retina.
From the consults.blogs.nytimes.com
Mayeux said, disabling ABCA7 results in an accumulation of amyloid in the brain.
From the newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com
Do you seriously think our debt accumulation is on the same scale as the 1980's?
From the economist.com
So far, though, his most notable achievement has been the accumulation of power.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Accretion: an increase by natural growth or addition
  • Collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  • The act of accumulating
  • (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
  • (accumulate) roll up: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
  • (accumulate) collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
  • (accumulate) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly; Collected; accumulated
  • (Accumulations (or Accumulation Benefits)) Percentage additions to policy benefits when the contract is continuously renewed. (LI)
  • (Accumulate) Slang way of asking, "Why are you tardy?"
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