Accretion vs. Accumulation
Difference Between Accretion and Accumulation
Accretionnoun
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
Accumulationnoun
The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
Accretionnoun
The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition
an accretion of earthA mineral ... augments not by growth, but by accretion.Accumulationnoun
The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honorsAccretionnoun
Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.
Accumulationnoun
A mass of something piled up or collected.
Accretionnoun
Concretion; coherence of separate particles
the accretion of particles so as to form a solid massAccumulationnoun
(legal) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
Accretionnoun
(biology) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
Accumulationnoun
(accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
Accretionnoun
(geology) The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
Accumulationnoun
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
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(legal) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
Accumulationnoun
an increase by natural growth or addition
Accretionnoun
(legal) Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.
Accumulationnoun
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Accretionnoun
an increase by natural growth or addition
Accumulationnoun
the act of accumulating
Accretionnoun
something contributing to growth or increase;
he scraped away the accretions of paintthe central city surrounded by recent accretionsAccumulationnoun
(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
Accretionnoun
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
Accretionnoun
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
Accretionnoun
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediment
Accretionnoun
(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
