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Sequestration vs Accumulation - What's the difference?

sequestration | accumulation |

As nouns the difference between sequestration and accumulation

is that sequestration is sequestration while accumulation is the act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.

sequestration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process or act of sequestering.
    • 1919 ,
    At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.
  • (medicine) Protective sequestration: quarantine measures to contain infection among the population.

    • Translation

    *Korean

    See also

    * ("sequestration" on Wikipedia)

    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