accumulates

/əˈkjuːmjəleɪts/

Meanings

verb

To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)

Examples :

"He wishes to accumulate a sum of money."

verb

To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.

Examples :

"Dust accumulates on furniture if you don't clean regularly. "

amount number business economy finance

verb

To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.

Examples :

"My younger sister accumulated a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in social work. "

education achievement

Related Words

bachelor noun

/ˈbætʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈbætʃ.lɚ/

A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.

"My brother is a bachelor, so he is free to come and visit us for the holidays. "

accumulated verb

/əˈkjuːmjʊleɪtɪd/ /əˈkjumjəleɪtɪd/

To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)

"He wishes to accumulate a sum of money."

regularly adverb

/ˈɹɛɡjəli/ /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚli/

With constant frequency or pattern.

"My brother regularly takes the bus to school. "

figuratively adverb

/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/ /ˈfɪɡərətɪvli/

(manner) In a figurative manner.

""The teacher said the student's idea was figuratively a gold mine, meaning it was very valuable and full of potential, but not actually made of gold." "

accumulate verb

/əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪt/

To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)

"He wishes to accumulate a sum of money."

furniture noun

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/

Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

increase noun

/ɪnˈkriːs/ /ˈɪŋkriːs/

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

"The increase in homework assignments this week was significant. "

quantity noun

/ˈkwɑndədi/ /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ /ˈkwɑn(t)ɨti/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

Coherent; well organized.

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

literally adverb

/ˈlɪtəɹəli/ /ˈlɪ.ɾɚ.ə.li/

Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor

"When I saw on the news that there would be no school tomorrow because of the snowstorm, I literally jumped for joy, and hit my head on the ceiling fan."

interval noun

/ˈɪntəvəl/ /ˈɪntɚvəl/

A distance in space.

"The interval between the houses on the street was quite large. "

psychology noun

/saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/ /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

The study of the human mind.

"My sister is studying psychology at university. "