accumulation

noun7

1. •
   The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
2. •
   The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.

   • an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
3. •
   The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
4. •
   A mass of something piled up or collected.

   • After such an accumulation of mistakes in the treatment of lexical items, it comes as no surprise that the section on word formation on p. 133 is equally poor. — 1989
5. •
   The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
6. •
   The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
7. •
   (UK, historical) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.