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Accumulation vs Horde - What's the difference?

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Accumulation is a related term of horde.


As a noun accumulation

is the act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.

As an adjective horde is

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As a verb horde is

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accumulation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
  • The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
  • an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
  • A mass of something piled up or collected.
  • (legal) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
  • (accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
  • (finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
  • Synonyms

    * (accounting) retained earnings

    Antonyms

    * decumulation

    horde

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
  • A large number of people.
  • We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.
  • * 1907 , Jack London, Before Adam , page Chapter IV
  • It is true, the more progressive members of our horde lived in the caves above the river.

    Derived terms

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    Usage notes

    * Sometimes confused with hoard.

    Anagrams

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