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Accumulation

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Noun

1. accretion, accumulation

an increase by natural growth or addition

2. accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

3. accrual, accruement, accumulation

the act of accumulating

4. accumulation

(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Accumulation

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noun
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. 
(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 (sense 2)
4. 
the taking of a first and an advanced university degree simultaneously

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Accumulation

see synonyms of accumulation
noun
1. 
an accumulating or being accumulated; collection
2. 
accumulated or collected material; heap
3. 
the addition to capital of interest or profits

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Accumulation

see synonyms of accumulation
n.
1. The act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile: "Little things grew by continual accumulation" (Samuel Johnson).
2. The process of growing into a large amount or heap: the steady accumulation of knowledge.
3. An amount that has accumulated or been accumulated: an accumulation of debt.

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