accumulation
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accumulation
- /əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English acumulacyon, from Middle French accumulation and its etymon, Latin accumulātiō, accumulātiōnis. By surface analysis, accumulate + -ion. First attested in the late 15th century. Doublet of accumulatio.
noun accumulations
- The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
- The process of growing into a heap or a large amount. an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
- A mass of something piled up or collected. After such an accumulation of mistakes in the treatment of lexical items, it comes as no surprise that the section on word formation on p. 133 is equally poor.
- The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
- The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
- The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
- The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.
Similar: retained earnings · Opposite: decumulation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: accruement, accretion, accrual, collection, assemblage, aggregation, accumulate, cumulation, stacked, buildup, stacking, pile, build-up, accrued, cumulative, compounding
noun
Similar: retained earnings · Opposite: decumulation
Translations
Every language
noun act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated
| Español | acumulación, acúmulo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 积累 jīlěi, 累计 lěijì, 储蓄 chǔxù |
| हिन्दी | भंडारण bhaṇḍāraṇ, संचयन sañcyan |
| Português | acumulação, acúmulo |
| Deutsch | Anhäufung |
| Italiano | accumulazione, accumulo |
| Ελληνικά | συσσώρευση syssórefsi |
| Română | acumulare |
| Русский | накопле́ние nakoplénije |
| עברית | אגירה agirá, צבירה tsvirá |
noun concurrence of several titles to the same proof
| Deutsch | Konkurrenz |
|---|
noun continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings
| Deutsch | Anhäufung |
|---|---|
| Русский | накопле́ние nakoplénije |
| עברית | צבירה tsvirá |
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title = {accumulation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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