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Definition compound in American English

compound verb

[transitive] verb
/kəmˈpaʊnd/
1

to pay interest both on an amount of money as well as on the interest that has been added to it

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Example

Their problems are compounded by the fact that Mary's just lost her job.

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3

to mix two or more substances together in order to make a new substance or product

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Definition compound in American English