cumulative

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  1. adjective Increasing or enlarging by successive addition.
  2. adjective Acquired by or resulting from accumulation.
  3. adjective Of or relating to interest or a dividend that is added to the next payment if not paid when due.
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  • As the effect of every Luftwaffe innovation is cumulative, the narrative gradually diverges. —  Luftwaffe Victorious
  • They are non-cumulative, meaning that if dividends are skipped the banks are not required to make up those payments later. —  CANOE Money
  • Sleep loss is cumulative, and even small nightly decreases can add up and disturb your daytime alertness and performance. —  All MayoClinic.com Topics
  • His anger was cumulative, aged like the scotch, also buttressed by it. —  VQR
  • The effects of sleep deprivation are cumulative, meaning that several nights of disturbed sleep can compound the ill effects of missed sleep. —  Forbes.com: News
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  1. = French cumulatif = Spanish Portuguese Italian cumulativo; as cumulate + -ive.
 

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/ˈkjumjulətɪv/
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