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cumulative

/ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/

B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Medicine adjective

Building up in the body through repeated doses over time.

Because the effect is cumulative, never double up if you miss a single dose.

Topic: Pharmacy in Medical English

Law adjective

Describing a voting or dividend right that accumulates rather than lapsing if unused.

Cumulative voting allowed the minority to concentrate their votes and elect one director.

Topic: Company & governance in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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