compound

/ˈkɒmpaʊnd//ˈkɑmpaʊnd/

noun

1
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
2
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices

1
Anything made by combining several things.
2
A substance made from any combination elements.
3
A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
4
A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
5
A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

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.

1
Composed of elements; not simple
“a compound word”
2
Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process
“compound addition; compound proportion”
3
An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

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