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Accumulative - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Accumulative' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Accumulative [ a.]
- Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional.

Meaning of 'Accumulative' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . accumulative [ s]
Meaning (1):
- increasing by successive addition
Example in sentence:
  • the benefits are cumulative;
  • the eventual accumulative effect of these substances
Meaning (2):
- marked by acquiring or amassing
Example in sentence:
  • we live in an accumulative society