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accumulate verb

  /əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/ , /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/
  • (transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)
  • (intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
 accumuler

accumulator noun

  /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪ.tɚ/
  • (British) A wet-cell storage battery.
  • (programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.
 accumulateur
  • (literal) One who, or that which, accumulates.
 accumulateur, accumulatrice

accumulation noun

  /ə.ˌkjuːm.jə.ˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • (accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
  • (finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
 accumulation
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