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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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provision
English
Etymology
From Middle English provisioun, from Old French provisïon, from Latin pr?v?si? (“preparation, foresight”), from pr?vid?re (“provide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???v??.?n/
- Hyphenation: pro?vi?sion
Noun
provision (countable and uncountable, plural provisions)
- An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
- The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
- Money set aside for a future event.
- (accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.
- (law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- Synonyms: condition, stipulation
- (Roman Catholicism) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
- (Britain, historical) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.
Translations
Verb
provision (third-person singular simple present provisions, present participle provisioning, simple past and past participle provisioned)
- (transitive) To supply with provisions.
- to provision an army
- (transitive, computing) To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.
Synonyms
- supply
- victual
Related terms
- deprovision
- direct provision
- ground provisions
- provisional
- provisionings
- provide
Translations
Finnish
Noun
provision
- Genitive singular form of provisio.
French
Etymology
From Latin pr?v?si? (“preparation, foresight”), from pr?vid?re (“provide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.vi.zj??/
Noun
provision f (plural provisions)
- provision
Derived terms
- approvisionner
Further reading
- “provision” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- poivrions
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French provision (“provision”).
Noun
provision
- provision
Middle English
Noun
provision
- Alternative form of provisioun
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