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Anhäufung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accrual noun An amount of income or expense that has been earned or incurred but not yet received or paid, recorded in the accounts for the period it belongs to.
  • accumulation noun The gradual gathering of something into a larger amount; also the resulting mass.
  • aggregate noun A total formed by combining several separate amounts or items.
  • aggregation noun The act of collecting together, of aggregating.
  • cluster noun A small group of things growing, gathered, or occurring closely together.

Senses

Anhäufung is used for these senses in English:

  • accrual An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
  • accumulation (accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
  • accumulation (finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
  • aggregate A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
  • aggregation A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
  • cluster A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
  • congeries A collection or aggregation of disparate items.

accrual — full definition

  1. noun An amount of income or expense that has been earned or incurred but not yet received or paid, recorded in the accounts for the period it belongs to.
  2. noun The gradual build-up of something over time, such as interest, holiday entitlement or benefits.

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