accumulation

[uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn]

noun

1. act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.

2. that which is accumulated; an accumulated amount, number, or mass.

3. growth by continuous additions, as of interest to principal.

accumulation

/ əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of collecting together or becoming collected

2. something that has been collected, gathered, heaped, etc

3. finance

   1. the continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or earnings

   2. (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

4. the taking of a first and an advanced university degree simultaneously

Other Word Forms

• nonaccumulation noun
• overaccumulation noun
• preaccumulation noun
• reaccumulation noun
• superaccumulation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accumulation¹

First recorded in 1480–90, accumulation is from the Latin word accumulātiōn- (stem of accumulātiō ). See accumulate, -ion

Example Sentences

The flat price caused superior returns — value flowed from stock appreciation into dividend income and share accumulation.

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A research report from the advisory firm this past week detailed the history of central-bank selling of gold, which peaked in the 1990s, and its accumulation in the past 20 years.

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Paxton’s accumulation of wealth has become a key campaign issue as he vies to unseat U.S.

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Gandbhir, though, trusts our instincts for clarity, confident that the accumulation of incidents makes the culpability unmistakable.

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Some advisers do not accept the premise that the wealth-preservation phase is simpler than all those decades of wealth accumulation.

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Related Words

• accretion 
• aggregation 
• buildup 
• growth 
• inflation 
• pile 
• quantity