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    amassment
    /əˈmasm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the accumulation of wealth or other resources: "capitalism encourages the amassment of money"

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  2. www.thefreedictionary.com › amassmentAmassment - definition of amassment by The Free Dictionary

    1. To gather together or accumulate a large quantity of (something): amass evidence; amass a fortune. 2. To be the site of (an increasing mass), especially as a result of neglect: How long has the desk been amassing bills? v.intr. To come together; collect: troops amassing on the border. See Synonyms at gather.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAMASSMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    The act of amassing.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › amassAmass Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to come together : assemble. Dark clouds amassed over the city. amasser noun. amassment. ə-ˈmas-mənt. noun. Synonyms. accumulate. assemble. bulk (up) collect. concentrate. congregate.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAMASS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period: She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Collecting and amassing. accumulate. agglomerate. aggregation. assemble. bunch.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › amassmentamassment - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 31, 2023 · amassment ( countable and uncountable, plural amassments) The act of amassing . All her energy was devoted to the amassment of a vast fortune. ( countable) That which is amassed; a large quantity ( of something). Through the Internet, we have access to an unprecedented amassment of information.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAMASS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period: She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Collecting and amassing. accumulate. agglomerate. aggregation. assemble. bunch.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › amassAMASS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money. Synonyms: accumulate. to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs. Synonyms: aggregate, assemble. verb (used without object) to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade. amass. / əˈmæs / verb.