Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- 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.
noun
- 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
late 15c., from Latin accumulationem (nominative accumulatio) “a heaping up,” noun of action from past participle stem of accumulare “to heap up, amass,” from ad- “in addition” (see ad-) + cumulare “heap up,” from cumulus “heap” (see cumulus).