accumulation  

Thesaurus for accumulation

• noun
  • synonyms
    • accretion, collection, aggregation, assemblage, accrual, accruement, earnings, group, grouping, growth, increase, increment, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits, step-up  

Pronunciation of accumulation: AH0 K Y UW0 M Y AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N (ə,kjumjə'leɪʃən)

Number of syllables of accumulation: 5

Definition of accumulation

• (n): the act of accumulating  
• (n): several things grouped together or considered as a whole  
• (n): (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation  
• (n): an increase by natural growth or addition  

Examples of accumulation

• Calcids is the accumulation of calcium carbonate in the soil.  
• Accumulation in the eye may lead to retinal degeneration.  
• The mode of accumulation is still uncertain.  
• The object might change by the accumulation of rust.  
• The biggest problem is simply the constant accumulation of links.  
• Also note the accumulation of the white residue.  
• Rapid bacterial decay prevents the accumulation of humus.  
• It cures the accumulation of pathogenic factors in the chest.  
• David Harvey calls this accumulation by dispossession.  
• The second source concerns the process of capital accumulation.