accumulation

noun

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

the act of accumulating

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

an increase by natural growth or addition

Roots

cumuluscumul- · Latin · heap, pile

Synonyms for accumulation

accruementn accretionn accrualn cumulationn acervationn aggregationn buildupn collectionn amassmentn assemblagen congeriesn pilingn agglomerationn

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