Definitions for cumulativeˈkyu myə lə tɪv, -ˌleɪ tɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cu•mu•la•tiveˈkyu myə lə tɪv, -ˌleɪ tɪv(adj.)
increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions.
formed by or resulting from accumulation or the addition of successive elements.
of or pertaining to interest or dividends that, if not paid when due, become a prior claim for payment in the future.
Category: Business
Origin of cumulative:
1595–1605
cu′mu•la•tive•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
accumulative, cumulative(adj)
increasing by successive addition
"the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"
Wiktionary
cumulative(Adjective)
Incorporating all data up to the present
cumulative(Adjective)
That is formed by accumulation of successive additions
cumulative(Adjective)
That tends to accumulate
cumulative(Adjective)
Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid
Webster Dictionary
Cumulative(adj)
composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated
Cumulative(adj)
augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose force increases as the statement proceeds
Cumulative(adj)
tending to prove the same point to which other evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence
Cumulative(adj)
given by same testator to the same legatee; -- said of a legacy
Translations for cumulative
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ophopende, kumulatieweAfrikaans
- مُتراكِم، مُتَجَمِّـعArabic
- натрупващ сеBulgarian
- cumulativoPortuguese (BR)
- narůstajícíCzech
- steigerndGerman
- kumulativ; akkumulerendeDanish
- συσσωρευτικόςGreek
- acumulativoSpanish
- kumulatiivneEstonian
- فزایندهFarsi
- kumulatiivinenFinnish
- cumulatifFrench
- מִצְטַבֵּרHebrew
- संचयमानHindi
- kumulativan, zbirniCroatian
- halmozott; fokozódóHungarian
- makin menumpuk, kumulatifIndonesian
- smávaxandiIcelandic
- cumulativoItalian
- 積み重ねのJapanese
- 누적적인Korean
- tolydžio augantis/didėjantisLithuanian
- augošs; pieaugošsLatvian
- kumulatifMalay
- cumulatiefDutch
- kumulativ, som blir gradvis større, økendeNorwegian
- narastającyPolish
- فزایندهPersian
- زیاتیدونکیPashto
- cumulativoPortuguese
- cumulativRomanian
- кумулятивныйRussian
- stúpajúciSlovak
- kumulativenSlovenian
- kumulativanSerbian
- som hopar sig, [ac]kumulativ, växandeSwedish
- ที่เพิ่มมากขึ้นThai
- birikerek artan, kümülatifTurkish
- 漸增的，累計的Chinese (Trad.)
- сукупний; кумулятивнийUkrainian
- مجموعىUrdu
- tích lũyVietnamese
- 渐增的，累计的Chinese (Simp.)
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