- accumulated
- accumulated (adj.) pp. adjective from ACCUMULATE (Cf. accumulate) (v.). It drove out accumulate (adj.) in this sense (except in poetic use) by c.1700.
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Accumulated — Accumulate Ac*cu mu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accumulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accumulating}.] [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare; ad + cumulare to heap. See {Cumulate}.] To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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accumulated amortization — UK US noun [U] ACCOUNTING ► the reduction in value of an intangible asset (= an asset that is not a physical thing) since it has been owned: » Accumulated amortization at December 31 on costs allocated to patents, trade names, and other… … Financial and business terms
