a rechargeable device for storing electrical energy in the form of chemical energy, consisting of one or more separate secondary cells
2. horse racing, British
a collective bet, esp on four or more races, in which the stake and winnings on each successive race are carried forward to become the stake on the next, so that both stakes and winnings accumulate progressively so long as the bet continues to be a winning one
3.
a.
a register in a computer or calculator used for holding the results of a computation or data transfer
b.
a location in a computer store in which arithmetical results are produced
accumulator in American English
(əˈkjumjuˌleɪtər; əˈkjumjəˌleɪtər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that accumulates
2.
a.
an apparatus that collects and stores energy
b. British
storage battery
3.
a type of shock absorber
4.
a device or circuit unit performing one or more of the operations of storage, arithmetic, and logic, as in a computer, cash register, etc.
Examples of 'accumulator' in a sentence
accumulator
Bet the usual four trebles and an accumulator.
The Sun (2006)
Punters who have an affinity with one particular jockey will often put their rides in accumulator bets.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
An accumulator bet on the horses may make you a winner.
The Sun (2012)
Try four trebles and an accumulator.
The Sun (2006)
The three Premiership defeats wrecked millions of accumulator bets in which the top sides were bankers.
The Sun (2008)
Far more complex than say, getting the winners in a 20 horse accumulator bet.
The Sun (2012)
She made nine selections in an end-of-season accumulator bet - and they all came up to land her bonanza.
The Sun (2006)
The 77-year-old had just finished counting the cash from a winning accumulator bet when two men in their 20s pounced and ran off.