cumulation

[kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of cumulating; accumulation.

2. a heap; mass.

Other Word Forms

• decumulation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cumulation¹

First recorded in 1610–20; cumulate + -ion

Example Sentences

The spending review was the cumulation of weeks of discussions between Reeves and her cabinet colleagues.

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“It’s a cumulation of too much production and falling prices,” he said.

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Ray, who took over FTX on Nov. 11, told the committee that the problems at FTX were a cumulation of months or even years of bad decisions and poor financial controls.

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According to ESPN, the Jaguars aren’t pointing to a specific reason for withholding the rest of Meyer’s money, other than a "cumulation of instances" that team officials say justified the firing.

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But his critics say that, put together, the cumulation of his policies cozied up to large firms and have made the financial system more vulnerable.

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