deaccumulation

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UK/ˌdiːækjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/

noun

The reversal of accumulation, as by selling the assets of a business.

OriginEnglish accumulation ← Middle English acumulacyon ← Latin accumulātiō →
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Meanings

noundeaccumulation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessThe reversal of accumulation, as by selling the assets of a business.

    “Unless you’ve actually lived through it personally, you don’t fully appreciate some of the nuances of the deaccumulation phase,” said Sheryl Garrett, founder of the Garrett Planning Network, which creates financial plans for middle-income people.

    2008 April 21, Robert Hertzberg, “Making Your Money Last as Long as You Live”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
  13. Latincumulus
  14. Latincumulō
  15. Latinaccumulō
  16. Latinaccumulātiō
  17. Middle Frenchaccumulation
  18. Latinaccumulātiō
  19. Middle Englishacumulacyon
  20. Englishaccumulation
  21. Englishdeaccumulation

From de- + accumulation.

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APA

deaccumulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaccumulation

MLA

“deaccumulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaccumulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deaccumulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deaccumulation.

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