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Compound interest, unpaid interest that is added to the principal so that subsequent interest is calculated on the grossed-up amount.
Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall
Compound locomotive, a locomotive in which exhaust steam is re-used in a low pressure cylinder (or cylinders).
Compound sentence, a type of sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent) clauses.
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A compound is an area of land that is surrounded by fences, walls, or barbed wire and is used for a particular purpose, especially an area containing buildings and where the entry and exit of people is controlled.
In geometry, a polyhedral compound is a polyhedron which is itself composed of several other polyhedra sharing a common centre, the three-dimensional analogs of polygonal compounds.
{Compoundengine} (Mech.), a form of steam engine in which the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders, successively.
{Compound householder}, a householder who compounds or arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be included in his rents.
That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition.