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acumulación

accumulation

noun ah-koo-moo-lah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

build-up

Usage Note

Acumulación can refer to the physical piling up of things (acumulación de basura) or to abstract build-ups such as wealth or tension (acumulación de riqueza). The verb is acumular. In economics, acumulación de capital is a standard term borrowed directly from political economy.

Examples

"La acumulación de deudas preocupa al gobierno."

Natural Translation

The accumulation of debts worries the government.

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