Accumulation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an increase by natural growth or addition

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæpɚnˈeɪɾɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈʌʃmeɪkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈʌʃmeɪkɪŋ/

5 syllables Say it as /kˌæpɚnˈeɪɾɪkli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accruement aggregation accrual collection accretion assemblage

Word Forms

accretionary	adjective	marked or produced by accretion
accrete	verb	grow or become attached by accretion
accumulate	verb	get or gather together
assemble	verb	create by putting components or members together
accrue	verb	come into the possession of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Akkumulation

eine Steigerung durch natürliches Wachstum oder Hinzufügung

🇪🇸Spanish

acumulación

un aumento por crecimiento natural o adición

🇮🇹Italian

accumulo

un aumento per crescita naturale o aggiunta

🇳🇱Dutch

accumulatie

een vermeerdering door natuurlijke groei of toevoeging

🇵🇹Portuguese

acumulação

um aumento por crescimento natural ou adição

🇷🇺Russian

накопление

увеличение за счет естественного роста или прибавления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संचय

प्राकृतिक वृद्धि या जोड़ से वृद्धि

🇧🇩Bengali

সঞ্চয়

প্রাকৃতিক বৃদ্ধি বা সংযোজন দ্বারা বৃদ্ধি

🇮🇳Tamil

திரட்சி

இயற்கை வளர்ச்சி அல்லது கூட்டல் மூலம் அதிகரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

సంచితం

సహజ పెరుగుదల లేదా అదనంగా పెరుగుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

जमा

नैसर्गिक वाढ किंवा जोडणीद्वारे वाढ

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંચય

કુદરતી વૃદ્ધિ અથવા ઉમેરા દ્વારા વધારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೇಖರಣೆ

ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆಯಿಂದ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശേഖരണം

സ്വാഭാവിക വളർച്ച അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൂട്ടിച്ചേർക്കൽ വഴിയുള്ള വർദ്ധനവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਜੋੜ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਾਧਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جمع

قدرتی نمو یا اضافے سے اضافہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

积累

通过自然生长或添加而增加

🇯🇵Japanese

蓄積

自然な増加または追加による増加

🇰🇷Korean

축적

자연적인 성장이나 추가에 의한 증가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tích lũy

sự gia tăng do tăng trưởng tự nhiên hoặc bổ sung

🇹🇭Thai

การสะสม

เพิ่มขึ้นโดยการเจริญเติบโตหรือการเติมตามธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

akumulasi

peningkatan dengan pertumbuhan atau penambahan alami

🇵🇭Filipino

akumulasyon

isang pagtaas sa pamamagitan ng natural na paglaki o karagdagan

🇲🇾Malay

pengumpulan

peningkatan dengan pertumbuhan atau penambahan semula jadi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تراكم

الزيادة بالنمو الطبيعي أو الإضافة

🇮🇷Persian

انباشت

افزایش با رشد یا افزودن طبیعی

🇹🇷Turkish

birikim

doğal büyüme veya ekleme yoluyla artış

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִצטַבְּרוּת

עלייה על ידי גידול טבעי או הוספה

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