1. The act of accumulating
   "The accumulation of interest on the savings account was slower than expected";
   - accrual, accruement
    
2. An increase by natural growth or addition
   "The accumulation of debris in the river delta changed the landscape";
   - accretion
    
3. Several things grouped together or considered as a whole
   "The accumulation of data helped support their theory";
   - collection, aggregation, assemblage
    
4. (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
   "The company's policy of accumulation led to rapid growth"

Derived forms: accumulations

Type of: earnings, group, grouping, growth, increase, increment, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits, step-up

Encyclopedia: Accumulation