compound

/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/· verb

财经/商业B2

compound
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Chinese meaning

(利lì息xī或huò差chā额é)累lěi积jī放fàng大dà、越yuè滚gǔn越yuè大dà

叠dié加jiā合hé成chéng;使shǐ问wèn题tí加jiā重zhòng

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差chā额é随suí时shí间jiān滚gǔn动dòng放fàng大dà

Example

On a $2,000 monthly benefit, waiting from 67 to 70 lifts the check to about $2,480, and that difference compounds with every yearly raise.

以yǐ每měi月yuè 2000 美měi元yuán的de福fú利lì金jīn计jì算suàn,从cóng 67 岁suì推tuī迟chí到dào 70 岁suì领lǐng取qǔ,支zhī票piào会huì升shēng至zhì约yuē 2480 美měi元yuán,而ér这zhè个ge差chā额é会huì随suí着zhe每měi年nián的de涨zhǎng幅fú不bù断duàn累lěi积jī放fàng大dà。

Source: 24/7 Wall St. · 25 Sep 2026

Background ✎

玩wán具jù反fǎn斗dòu城chéng时shí隔gé九jiǔ年nián宣xuān布bù将jiāng开kāi设shè 120 家jiā门mén店diàn,文wén章zhāng借jiè此cǐ提tí醒xǐng前qián员yuán工gōng去qù查zhā查zhā可kě能néng遗yí落luò的de 401(k) 退tuì休xiū账zhàng户hù。文wén章zhāng设shè想xiǎng一yī位wèi 64 岁suì的de前qián仓cāng库kù员yuán工gōng,找zhǎo回huí的de账zhàng户hù余yú额é会huì影yǐng响xiǎng他tā何hé时shí领lǐng取qǔ社shè保bǎo。

Roots · etymology

动词义可溯至拉丁 componere(放在一起);词典所列「围场」义是另一个词

  • com-(一起)+ pon-(放),动词义为「放在一起、层层叠加」

Collocations

  • compound interest / compound growth / compound the problem

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