Accumulate+gradually

  • 1accumulate — ac·cu·mu·late vb lat·ed, lat·ing vt: to gather esp. little by little; specif: to add (income from a fund) back into the principal vi: to increase gradually in amount or number Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2accumulate — broker/ analyst recommendation that could mean slightly different things depending on the broker/analyst. In general, it means to increase the number of shares of a particular security over the near term, but not to liquidate other parts of the… …

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  • 3accumulate — verb ADVERB ▪ gradually, slowly ▪ steadily ▪ quickly, rapidly VERB + ACCUMULATE ▪ begin to …

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  • 4accumulate — ac|cu|mu|late [əˈkju:mjuleıt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of accumulare, from ad to + cumulare to pile up ] 1.) [T] to gradually get more and more money, possessions, knowledge etc over a period of time ▪ It is unjust… …

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  • 5accumulate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin accumulatus, past participle of accumulare, from ad + cumulare to heap up more at cumulate Date: 15th century transitive verb to gather or pile up especially little by little ; amass …

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  • 6gradually — adv. Gradually is used with these verbs: ↑abandon, ↑absorb, ↑accumulate, ↑adjust, ↑begin, ↑cease, ↑change, ↑climb, ↑cool, ↑cut, ↑dawn, ↑decline, ↑ …

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  • 7accumulate — verb 1 (T) to gradually get more and more money, possessions, knowledge etc over a period of time: He accumulated a fortune through property speculation. 2 (I) to gradually increase in numbers or amount until there is a large quantity in one… …

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  • 8accumulate — [ə kju:mjʊleɪt] verb gather together a number or quantity of. ↘gradually increase; build up. Derivatives accumulation noun accumulative adjective Origin C15: from L. accumulat , accumulare heap up , from ad to + cumulus a heap …

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  • 9build — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past. part. built) 1 a construct (a house, vehicle, fire, road, model, etc.) by putting parts or material together. b commission, finance, and oversee the building of (the council has built two new schools). 2 (often foll …

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  • 10addle — I. a. 1. Addled, spoiled (as eggs), rotten, putrid, corrupt. 2. Barren, unfruitful, fruitless, abortive, unproductive, unprolific, unfertile, sterile, infecund, addled. II. v. a. 1. Corrupt, spoil, render barren. See preceding. 2. Accumulate… …

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