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- Dictionaryaccumulation/əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the acquisition or gradual gathering of something: "the accumulation of wealth"
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an amount of something that has been collected: Despite this accumulation of evidence, the government persisted in doing nothing. Accumulations of sand can be formed by the action of waves on coastal beaches. Synonym. accrual. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Masses and large amounts of things. any number of things idiom. armload.
The meaning of ACCUMULATION is something that has accumulated or has been accumulated. How to use accumulation in a sentence.
an amount of something that has been collected: Despite this accumulation of evidence, the government persisted in doing nothing. Accumulations of sand can be formed by the action of waves on coastal beaches. Synonym. accrual. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Masses and large amounts of things. any number of things idiom. armload.
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.
Definition of accumulation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An accumulation is a gathering or increase of something over time. You might cross your fingers in hopes of a large accumulation of snow, so that you get a day off of school.
1. The act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile: "Little things grew by continual accumulation" (Samuel Johnson). 2. The process of growing into a large amount or heap: the steady accumulation of knowledge. 3. An amount that has accumulated or been accumulated: an accumulation of debt.
