accumulation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an increase by natural growth or addition
    accretion.
  2. noun several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    assemblage; aggregation; collection.
  3. noun the act of accumulating
    accrual; accruement.
  4. noun (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation

WordNet

Ac*cu`mu*la"tion noun
Etymology
L. accumulatio; cf. F. accumulation.
Definitions
  1. The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.
  2. (Law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.

Webster 1913