cumulative
adjective
increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions.
cumulatively
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a word derived from
cumulative.
Example Sentences
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It stated that all five New Zealand provinces were cumulatively unprofitable across the past six years, with current holders the Hurricanes posting a loss of $1.4m in 2023 and almost $2m in 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Since the fund was created in 2022, it has cumulatively returned 71%, versus a 96% return in the index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A market that was down 5% over those three years, cumulatively, pushed their success rate to 68%, and into worrisome territory.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Horton’s fund has beaten the S&P 500 by a wide margin since its February 2022 inception, up 111% cumulatively versus the S&P 500’s 65%.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
There was more physicality, for one thing, and that always helped: We received instruction in the use of the baton and in a variety of martial arts and other tough-guy methods, cumulatively labeled Defensive Tactics.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
