• Cumulative

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    Full definition of cumulative

    Adjective

    cumulative

    1. Incorporating all data up to the present
    2. That is formed by accumulation of successive additions
      • Francis BaconAs for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, not original.
      • TrenchThe argument ... is in very truth not logical and single, but moral and cumulative.
    3. That tends to accumulate
    4. (finance) Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid

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