decumulate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ (ac)cumulate, created as an antonym to accumulate, using the prefix de-. Compare decelerate.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈkjuːmjəleɪt/

Verb

decumulate (third-person singular simple present decumulates, present participle decumulating, simple past and past participle decumulated)

  1. To decrease in number.
    • 2024, Burkhard Heer, Alfred Maußner, Dynamic General Equilibrium Modeling: Computational Methods and Applications, third edition, Springer, →ISBN, page 440:
      [S]ooner or later, the employed agents will lose their job and start decumulating their wealth again.

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