accumulated
pronunciation
How to pronounce accumulated in British English:
UK [ək'ju:mjʊleɪtɪd]
How to pronounce accumulated in American English:
US [ək'jumjʊleɪtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- brought together into a group or crowd
- periodically accumulated over time
Word Origin
- accumulated (adj.)
- past participle adjective from accumulate (v.). It drove out accumulate (adj.) in this sense (except in poetic use) by c. 1700.
Example
- 1. These were about defaulting government debts accumulated over decades .
- 2. Mainland chinese people have accumulated so much wealth .
- 3. The world has accumulated too much debt .
- 4. They lost everything they had accumulated over their 40-year marriage .
- 5. China has accumulated large surpluses from its booming export business .