accumulation
noun/əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #6,873 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the process of gathering or building up a quantity of something over time.
Example sentence
Years of saving led to the accumulation of a large fortune.
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