accumulation
Definition 1
Buying over a period of time. For example, this might be done by an institutional investor to avoid making a single substantial purchase that might drive up the market price, or by a retail investor who wants to reduce risk by dollar cost averaging.
Definition 2
Retaining profits within a company, as opposed to paying them out as dividends.
Definition 3
More generally, any buying.
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