accumulation
Definition 1
Assigning profit to firm's capital reserve instead of distributing it as dividends. See also retained earnings.
Definition 2
Buying a commodity or security without selling it.
Definition 3
Successive additions of a substance that stays within a body or environment, and is not biodegraded, excreted, or neutralized.
accumulation is in the Accounting & Auditing, Environment & Pollution Control and Purchasing & Procurement subjects.
accumulation appears in the definitions of the following terms:
pool,
file,
storage,
mixed model production,
buildup,
skip payment clause,
total return,
cost analysis,
system dynamics (SD),
social class
and
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