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buildup

DEFINITIONS OF: buildup

1

n the act of building up an accumulation

“I envied his rapid buildup of assets”
“a military buildup in preparation for the invasion”
Types:
deposit, deposition
the act of putting something somewhere
repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing
depositing in a warehouse
Type of:
accrual, accruement, accumulation
the act of accumulating

n the result of the process of accumulation

“the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes”
Type of:
accretion, accumulation
an increase by natural growth or addition

n highly favorable publicity and praise

“his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup”
Type of:
packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
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