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Meaning of compounding

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

compounding

verb

Definitions

  1. To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

    Example: to compound a medicine

  2. To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

  3. To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.

  4. To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

    Example: to compound a debt

noun

Definitions

  1. An accumulation of compound interest.

    Example: the number of compoundings per year