# cumulative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/ · frequency rank #13,896

## Definitions
1. Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.
2. That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.
3. That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.
4. That tends to accumulate.
5. Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid.
6. (of evidence, witnesses, etc.) Intended to illustrate an argument that has already been demonstrated excessively.

## Etymology
From cumulate + -ive. Compare also French cumulatif, Italian cumulativo and Spanish cumulativo.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccumulative`, `cmuulative`, `cumluative`, `cummulative`, `cumualtive`, `cumulaitve`, `cumulatiev`, `cumulativve`, `cumulattive`, `cumulatvie`, `cumullative`, `cumultaive`, `cuumlative`, `ucmulative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cumulative