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- [uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuh n]
- /əˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən/
- /əˌkjuː.mjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuh n]
- /əˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən/
Definitions of accumulation word
- countable noun accumulation An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time. 3
- uncountable noun accumulation Accumulation is the collecting together of things over a period of time. 3
- noun accumulation the act or process of collecting together or becoming collected 3
- noun accumulation something that has been collected, gathered, heaped, etc 3
- noun accumulation the continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or earnings 3
- noun accumulation (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 life 3
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Origin of accumulation
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1480-90, accumulation is from the Latin word accumulātiōn- (stem of accumulātiō). See accumulate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Accumulation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
accumulation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
accumulation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for accumulation
noun accumulation
- aggregation — the act or process of aggregating
- pile — the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
- inflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- growth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- accretion — An accretion is an addition to something, usually one that has been added over a period of time.
Antonyms for accumulation
noun accumulation
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- lessening — to become less.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
adverb accumulation
- unconsciously — not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
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