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Expectancy vs Accumulative - What's the difference?

expectancy | accumulative |

As a noun expectancy

is expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

As an adjective accumulative is

characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional.

expectancy

English

Noun

(expectancies)
  • expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something
    • (Milton)
  • the state of being expected
  • something expected or awaited
  • * Shakespeare
    • The expectancy and rose of the fair state.

    Synonyms

    * expectingness

    Derived terms

    * life expectancy

    accumulative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional.
  • Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.

    • Derived terms

    * accumulatively * accumulativeness