accumulation

[ uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuh n ]

/ əˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən /

act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.

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

growth by continuous additions, as of interest to principal.

Origin of accumulation

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

non·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun o·ver·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun pre·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun re·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun

su·per·ac·cu·mu·la·tion, noun

And if you go through enough of it, this accumulation comes to be your calling card of wisdom.

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In both countries, the rulers place the accumulation of wealth far ahead of the welfare of the nation.

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“We think it was the accumulation [of hits],” says his mother Kristin.

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Democratic politics are the accumulation of a great many small decisions and actions that will accrue to what seems a big picture.

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This makes no sense if the goal is accumulation of human capital.

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That there shall be accumulation of former labour, or Capital.

Knowledge is Power: |Charles Knight
Recently, too, owing to the establishment of a banking system, accumulation in private money became possible.

The Woman Who Vowed |Ellison Harding
In one place there was an accumulation of dirt a couple of feet thick.

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But I must leave my papers, the accumulation of twenty-five years, comprising thousands of letters from predestined rebels.

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He heard in a profound ancient male unfamiliar melody the accumulation of the past.

Ulysses |James Joyce

accumulation

/ (əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃən) /

the act or process of collecting together or becoming collected

something that has been collected, gathered, heaped, etc

finance

the continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or earnings
(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 lifeCompare amortization (def. 2)

the taking of a first and an advanced university degree simultaneously