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单词 accretive
释义

accretive

adjective

ac·​cre·​tive ə-ˈkrē-tiv How to pronounce accretive (audio)
: relating to or characterized by accretion : produced by or growing by a series of additions of identical or similar things
an accretive process
accretive crystals [=crystals formed by accretion]
Companies need to be able to issue stock at high prices to fund acquisitions that are accretive to earnings. Bethany McLean
To [Ben] Zobrist, an ideal clubhouse is one where you can't tell whether a team has lost or won four games in a row. That's possible because of the steady, accretive cadence of baseball, a sport in which alternating games of no hits and three hits will win you a batting title. Bruce Schoenfeld

Synonyms

  • accumulative
  • additive
  • conglomerative
  • cumulative
  • incremental
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Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

accretive

adjective

as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things the story of his encounter with the bear was awash with accretive exaggeration, the bear becoming larger with each retelling of the tale

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • cumulative
  • additive
  • incremental
  • accumulative
  • gradual
  • conglomerative
  • stepwise
  • accrued
  • aggregated
  • accruable
  • progressive
  • compiled
  • increscent
  • amassed
  • conglomerated
  • step-by-step
  • built-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • regressive
  • decremental
  • degressive
  • decrescent
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