decumulate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
From de- + (ac)cumulate, created as an antonym to accumulate, using the prefix de-. Compare decelerate.
Meanings
-
To decrease in number.
[S]ooner or later, the employed agents will lose their job and start decumulating their wealth again.
2024, Burkhard Heer, Alfred Maußner, Dynamic General Equilibrium Modeling: Computational Methods and Applications, third edition, Springer, →ISBN, page 440:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decumulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| decumulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| decumulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| decumulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |