Noun

That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.

Dissolved chemicals, etc, included in such water.

The runoff of nitrates is poisoning the lake.

A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated,

There will now be a runoff as neither front runner received more than 50% of the vote.

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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.