compound

IPA: kˈɑmpaʊnd

An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
An enclosure for secure storage.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
Anything made by combining several things.
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
(law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
(rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
Short for compound exercise. [Any physical exercise that works several groups of muscles at the same time.]

(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
(transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
(transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
(transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.

Composed of elements; not simple.
(mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

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