Accumulation (derived from stronghold), colloquially also hamsters mentioned, means, to collect and put on as supply articles or things because of their preciousness or scarceness. Nowadays the use of the word strongholds does not have an easily devaluing taste available, if someone hoards things for an uncertain future, this perhaps from other urgently needed things no more to usually stand there.

All possible things can be hoarded, so for example weapons, money, foreign exchange, gold etc. in times of distress, in particular in times of war, strongholds humans food.

In the Roman realm the shortage of money (deflation) led by accumulation to the threatening collapse of the trade.

The term of hoarding found its special development in the hamster travels, which took place in Germany particularly during and after end of the Second World War.

This kind of the supply procurement attributes own strategy to the all organisms of guaranteeing the preservation of the own life in addition, the own kind.

With respect to the economic science strongholds by saving one differentiates. Money is hoarded at home, in the saving trunk, in the safe deposit, while it is put on as saving with the bank. Also the speculation at the stock exchanges is regarded of some economists as accumulation. In case of hoarding the money the economic circulation extracted with possibly unfavorable effects on economic situation and occupation, in the second case is available the money for investments, if it is lent by the banks to its business customers.

See also

• Procurement
• Events in the year 33
• Emergency supply
• Reserve
• Precaution

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