accumulation

Meanings

Plural: accumulations

Noun

• an increase by natural growth or addition
• 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
• The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
• The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
• A mass of something piled up or collected.
• 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.

Synonyms

accretion, accrual, accruement, aggregation, assemblage, collection, retained earnings

Antonyms

decumulation

Related Words

accumulate, accumulator