accumulation has definitions from the fields of finance,business
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[ noun ] an increase by natural growth or addition

Synonyms

accretion

Used in print

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

In_fact the accumulation of the hardware of destruction is day_by_day increasing our fear of each other .

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[ noun ] the act of accumulating

Synonyms

accruement accrual

Used in print

(Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)

The accumulation of such devices , however , soon had the effect of telescoping , even while separating , surface and depth .

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[ noun ] (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
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