accumulative
/əˈkjuːmjələtɪv/
Syllables ac·cu·mu·la·tive
Stress ac-CU-mu-la-tive
Phonics Breakdown
ac
/ək/
schwa
cu
/kjuː/
long u-e
mu
/mjə/
long u-e
la
/lə/
schwa
tive
/tɪv/
-ture
Meaning
increasing or growing by accumulation
Sound Reference
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a=/ə/(about) + cu=/kjuː/(cute) + mu=/mjuː/(music) + la=/lə/(table) + tive=/tɪv/(active)
Example
The interest has an accumulative effect over time.