Buildup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of building up an accumulation

the result of the process of accumulation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹæpəs/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɪldʌp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɪldʌp/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹæpəs/.

Examples

I envied his rapid buildup of assets
a military buildup in preparation for the invasion
the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of building up an accumulation “I envied his rapid buildup of assets”
noun	the result of the process of accumulation “the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes”
noun	highly favorable publicity and praise “his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup”

Word Forms

build up

verb

enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufbau

der Akt des Aufbaus einer Akkumulation

🇫🇷French

s'accumuler

l'acte de constituer une accumulation

🇪🇸Spanish

acumulación

el acto de construir una acumulación

🇮🇹Italian

accumulo

l'atto di accumulare

🇳🇱Dutch

opbouw

de handeling van het opbouwen van een accumulatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

acumular

o ato de construir uma acumulação

🇷🇺Russian

наращивать

акт накопления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बनाया

संचय बनाने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

বিল্ডআপ

একটি সঞ্চয় নির্মাণের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டமைத்தல்

ஒரு திரட்சியை உருவாக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

బిల్డప్

సంచితాన్ని నిర్మించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

तयार करणे

संचय तयार करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિલ્ડઅપ

સંચય બનાવવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ

ಶೇಖರಣೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തയാറാക്കുക

ഒരു ശേഖരണം നിർമ്മിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਣਾ ਦੇਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਨੂੰ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعمیر

جمع کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

积聚

积累的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

築き上げる

蓄積を積み上げる行為

🇰🇷Korean

축적

축적물을 쌓는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tích tụ

hành động xây dựng sự tích lũy

🇹🇭Thai

การสะสม

การกระทำที่ก่อให้เกิดการสะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

penumpukan

tindakan membangun akumulasi

🇲🇾Malay

penumpukan

tindakan membina pengumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إنشاء

فعل بناء التراكم

🇮🇷Persian

تجمع

عمل ایجاد یک تجمع

🇹🇷Turkish

kurmak

bir birikim oluşturma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

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