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.

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