Betekenis van compound In het Nederlands

• 0 a chemical that combines two or more elements:

  • Salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.

  • Many fertilizers contain nitrogen compounds.

  • Then there was his manner, a curious compound of humour and severity.

  • 'Bodyguard' and 'floppy disk' are two examples of compounds.

• 1 an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of buildings:

  • The gates opened and the troops marched into their compound.

  • The embassy compound has been closed to the public because of a bomb threat.

• 2 to make a problem or difficult situation worse:

  • Her terror was compounded by the feeling that she was being watched.

  • His financial problems were compounded when he unexpectedly lost his job.

  • Severe drought has compounded food shortages in the region.

• 3 to mix two things together:

  • Most tyres are made of rubber compounded with other chemicals and materials.

• 4 consisting of two or more parts

  • compound interest

  • The investment fund has achieved annual compound returns of 18.2 percent.

• 5 a mixture of two or more different parts or elements:

  • His jokes have been described as a compound of fears, anxieties, and insecurities.

  • "Black eye" and "teaspoon" are compounds.

• 6 a fenced or enclosed area that contains buildings:

  • We left the compound early to find and photograph wild animals.

• 7 to make something worse by increasing or adding to it:

  • Lack of rain compounded the problems farmers are having.

• 8 used to describe a system of calculating interest in which it is paid on both the amount of money invested or borrowed and on the interest that has been added to it:

  • The investment has grown $1,000 into $3,552 over five years, a compound annual return of 28.6%.

• 9 to calculate interest on both the amount of money invested or borrowed and on the interest that has been added to it:

  • Interest will be compounded every six months.