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cumulative
[kyoo-myuh-luh-tiv, -ley-tiv]
adjective
increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions.
the cumulative effect of one rejection after another.
formed by or resulting from accumulation or the addition of successive parts or elements.
of or relating to interest or dividends that, if not paid when due, become a prior claim for payment in the future.
cumulative preferred stocks.
cumulative
/ ˈːʊəɪ /
adjective
growing in quantity, strength, or effect by successive additions or gradual steps
cumulative pollution
gained by or resulting from a gradual building up
cumulative benefits
finance
(of preference shares) entitling the holder to receive any arrears of dividend before any dividend is distributed to ordinary shareholders
(of dividends or interest) intended to be accumulated if not paid when due
statistics
(of a frequency) including all values of a variable either below or above a specified value
(of error) tending to increase as the sample size is increased
Other 51Թ Forms
- cumulatively adverb
- cumulativeness noun
- uncumulative adjective
- ˈܱܳپ adverb
- ˈܱܳپԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cumulative1
Example Sentences
It beat out fellow live-action remake “Lilo & Stitch” from Walt Disney Co., which hauled in $15 million over the weekend for a cumulative total of $366 million so far after 24 days.
It was in the cumulative effect of all of them.
And the differences between the two were stark: When Pigott applied the Hamilton scale to the data, the cumulative remission rate of patients fell from 67 percent to 35 percent.
Even if it doesn't affect the price of eggs, the cumulative loss of income will make life much harder for us all.
This is because account would have to be taken of the cumulative impact of windfarm expansion when other applications are considered.
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