compounding
verb
- 1
To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
“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.
“to compound a debt”
- 5
To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
- 6
To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
- 7
To compose; to constitute.
- 8
To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
- 9
To worsen a situation.
- 10
Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
noun
- 1
An accumulation of compound interest.
“the number of compoundings per year”
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