Accumulation (Noun)
Meaning 1
(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation.
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 2
The act of accumulating.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
An increase by natural growth or addition.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The accumulation of wealth over time allowed the family to live comfortably in their old age.
- The accumulation of snow on the mountain peaks made for perfect skiing conditions.
- The accumulation of knowledge and experience made her a leading expert in her field.
- The accumulation of fat cells in the body can lead to obesity and other health problems.
- The accumulation of interest on the savings account helped to grow the principal amount over time.
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Meaning 4
Several things grouped together or considered as a whole.
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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- Repertory
- Statuary
- Traffic
- Defense Lawyers
- South America
- Third World
- Contents
- Smorgasbord
- Tenantry
- Exhibition
- Library
- Population
- Oort Cloud
- Wardrobe
- Salmagundi
- GAAP
- Motley
- Book
- Flinders
- Asia
- Miscellany
- Flora
- Stamp Collection
- Fleet
- Ensemble
- Pantheon
- North America
- Central America
- Deal
- Backlog
- Hand
- Gimmickry
- Data
- Nuclear Club
- Cumulus
- Package
- Heap
- Treasure Trove
- Mass
- Coin Collection
- Signage
- Menagerie
- Flagging
- Bundle
- Crop
- Findings
- Vegetation
- Extragalactic Nebula
- Armamentarium
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Program Library
- Miscellanea
- Aviation
- Repertoire
- Mixture
- Universe
- Congregation
- Zoology
- Jurisprudence
- Exposition
- Assortment
- Treasure
- Europe
- Mythology
- Ana
- Judaica
- Law
- Procession
- Cumulation
- Lot
- Defense
- Defence
- Biology
- Bottle Collection
- Bunch
- Class
- Sum
- Rogue's Gallery
- Pharmacopoeia
- Art Collection
- Collage
- Rule Book
- Information
- Category
- Post
- Smithereens
- Pile
- Summation
- Clutch
- Set
- Variety
- Agglomeration
- Tout Ensemble
- Biota
- Long Suit
- Block
- Batch
- Parcel
- Prosecution
- Battery
- Victoriana
- Combination
- Petting Zoo
- Free World
- Fauna
- Potpourri
- Agglomerate
- Herbarium
- Pack
- Job Lot
- Trinketry
- Hit Parade
- Content
- Galaxy
- Troponomy
- Planting
- String
- Troponymy
- Convoy
- Air Power
- Corpus
- Kludge