Accretion
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
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Senses
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an increase by natural growth or addition
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(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
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(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
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(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
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something contributing to growth or increase
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- accumulation
- plural
- Accretions
- possessive
- Accretion's
- pluralpossessive
- Accretions'