accretion

(ə-krē'shən)
n.

1. 1. Growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion.
   2. Something contributing to such growth or increase: "the accretions of paint that had buried the door's details like snow" (Christopher Andreae).
2. Biology. The growing together or adherence of parts that are normally separate.
3. Geology.
   1. Slow addition to land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
   2. An increase of land along the shores of a body of water, as by alluvial deposit.
4. Astronomy. An increase in the mass of a celestial object by the collection of surrounding interstellar gases and objects by gravity.

[Latin accrētiō, accrētiōn-, from accrētus, past participle of accrēscere, to grow. See accrue.]

accretionary ac·cre'tion·ar'y (-shə-nĕr'ē) or ac·cre'tive adj.

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The process by which particles stick together to form larger bodies; for example, dust in the solar nebula accreted to form chondrules, and planetesimals accreted to form planets.

The addition to land through processes of nature, such as deposits of soil carried by streams.
See alluvium .


Example: Figure 4.

FIG. 4. ACCRETION

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1. growth in assets through mergers, acquisitions, and internal expansion.
Examples are timber, livestock, nursery stock, and aging of wine.


2. adjustment of the difference between the face value of a bond and the price of the bond bought at an original discount.

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noun

The result or product of building up: buildup, development, enlargement, multiplication, proliferation. See increase/decrease.

n

Definition: gradual growth, addition
Antonyms: decrease, deduction, shrinkage

1. The growth of land by the offshore deposition of sediment. Accretion is most active in estuaries, particularly within the Tropics. Spits and tombolos are features of accretion.

2. The increase in size of a continent by the addition of terranes (accretion terranes).

3. The growth of a landform by the addition of deposits; seif dunes grow by accretion.

4. The increase in size of particles by additions to the exterior, as in the formation of hailstones.

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The act of adding portions of soil to the soil already in possession of the owner by gradual deposition through the operation of natural causes.

The growth of the value of a particular item given to a person as a specific bequest under the provisions of a will between the time the will was written and the time of death of the testator—the person who wrote the will.

Accretion of land is of two types: (1) by alluvion, the washing up of sand or soil so as to form firm ground; and (2) by dereliction, as when the sea shrinks below the usual watermark. The terms alluvion and accretion are often used interchangeably, but alluvion refers to the deposit itself while accretion denotes the act. Land uncovered by a gradual subsidence of water is not an accretion; it is a reliction.

1. Asset growth through addition or expansion.

2. In reference to discount bonds, it describes the accumulation of value until maturity.

Investopedia Says:
1. Accretion can occur through a company's internal development or by way of mergers and acquisitions.

2. Bonds at discount are sold below face value and mature at par. In the duration between the bond's issuance and maturity, no additional value is actually being accumulated within the bond but accretion occurs with the paper or implied capital gain.

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The growth of planets from smaller objects by impact, one impact at a time. After formation, planets are said to have "accreted" from small objects.

1. growth by addition of material.
2. accumulation.
3. adherence of parts normally separated.

(əkrē′shənz)
n.pl

Accumulations of foreign material such as mucinous plaque, materia alba, and calculus on teeth.

For a list of words related to accretion, see:

• Deeds, Leases, and Real Property Law - accretion: increase in property by gradual natural addition, esp. due to water, as by river silt

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sammenvoksning

Nederlands (Dutch)
samengroeiing, organische groei, (groei door) externe toevoeging, inlijving van eigendom in ander eigendom

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) accroissement (d'un héritage), accumulation (de saleté), (Biol) accroissement, (Géol) accrétion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zuwachs, Zusammenfügung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αύξηση, προσαύξηση, (οικον.) αυτόματη ανατίμηση ή υπεραξία

Italiano (Italian)
accrescimento, aggiunta, alluvione

idioms:

• capital accretion    accrescimento di patrimonio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - acumulação (f), acréscimo (m), acessão (f) (Jur.)

idioms:

• capital accretion    acumulação de capital (Fin.)

Русский (Russian)
разрастание, прирост

idioms:

• capital accretion    прирост капитала

Español (Spanish)
n. - unión, crecimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillväxt, anhopning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
连生, 合生, 附加, 增长, 添加, 添加物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 連生, 合生, 附加, 增長, 添加, 添加物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 증대, 부착[물], 자연 증가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 固まること, 融合, 添加

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تعاظم, إزدياد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גדילה יחד או התלכדות לאחד, תוספת חיצונית, הוספה של חומר או דברים חיצוניים, צמיחה ע"י התרחבות אורגנית‬

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