ACCUMULATION

accumulation, accrual, accruement

(noun) the act of accumulating

collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

(noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole

accumulation

(noun) (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation

accretion, accumulation

(noun) an increase by natural growth or addition

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

accumulation (countable and uncountable, plural accumulations)

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.

(legal) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.

(accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.

(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.

(UK, education, historical, uncountable) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.

Synonyms

• (accounting): retained earnings

Antonyms

• decumulation

Source: Wiktionary

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Ac*cu`mu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. accumulatio; cf. F. accumulation.]

1. The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.

2. (Law)

Definition: The concurrence of several titles to the same proof. Accumulation of energy or power, the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion; electricity stored.

– An accumulation of degrees (Eng. Univ.), the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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