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English-Dutch dictionary. 2013.
English-Dutch dictionary. 2013.
accumulate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin accumulatus, past participle of accumulare, from ad + cumulare to heap up more at cumulate Date: 15th century transitive verb to gather or pile up especially little by little ; amass … New Collegiate Dictionary
accumulate — accumulate, amass, hoard imply in both literal and figurative usage a bringing together so as to make a store or great quantity. Accumulate implies a piling up by a series of increases rather than by a single complete act; it is applicable to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fortune — n. wealth 1) to accumulate, amass, make a fortune 2) to come into, inherit a fortune 3) to dissipate, run through, squander a fortune 4) an enormous, large, vast fortune 5) a family fortune luck 6) to try one s fortune 7) the (bad; good) fortune… … Combinatory dictionary
accumulate — verb ADVERB ▪ gradually, slowly ▪ steadily ▪ quickly, rapidly VERB + ACCUMULATE ▪ begin to … Collocations dictionary
fortune — noun 1 luck ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ bad, ill … OF FORTUNE ▪ piece, stroke ▪ By a stroke of good fortune, S … Collocations dictionary
accumulate — verb 1 (T) to gradually get more and more money, possessions, knowledge etc over a period of time: He accumulated a fortune through property speculation. 2 (I) to gradually increase in numbers or amount until there is a large quantity in one… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Take Ionescu — Prime Minister of Romania In office December 18, 1921 – January 19, 1922 Monarch Ferdinand I of Romania Preceded by … Wikipedia
make one's pile — accumulate money, amass a fortune … English contemporary dictionary
scoop up money — accumulate great wealth, obtain a fortune … English contemporary dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Capital accumulation — Most generally, the accumulation of capital refers simply to the gathering or amassment of objects of value; the increase in wealth; or the creation of wealth. Capital can be generally defined as assets invested with the expectation that their… … Wikipedia