(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them | the act of accumulating |
| several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation |
| an increase by natural growth or addition |