different between accumulation vs assortment
accumulation
English
Etymology
- First attested in the late 15th century.
- accumulate +? -ion, or borrowed from Latin accumulatio, accumulationis. Doublet of accumulatio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.?kju?m.j?.?le?.??n/
- Hyphenation: ac?cu?mu?la?tion
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
accumulation (countable and uncountable, plural accumulations)
- The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
- The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
- A mass of something piled up or collected.
- (law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
- (accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
- (finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
- (Britain, education, historical, uncountable) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.
Synonyms
- (accounting): retained earnings
Antonyms
- decumulation
Related terms
- accumulate
- accumulator
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin accumulatio, accumulationem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ky.my.la.sj??/
Noun
accumulation f (plural accumulations)
- accumulation (action of accumulating)
- accumulation (result of accumulating)
Related terms
- accumuler
Further reading
- “accumulation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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assortment
English
Etymology
assort +? -ment
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??s??tm?nt/
Noun
assortment (plural assortments)
- A collection of varying but related items.
- This box has an assortment of chocolates. There's a picture on the cover so you know which is which.
Synonyms
- diversity, Whitman's sampler
- See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge
Translations
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