accrue
Plural: accrues
Verb
Verb Forms: accrued, accruing, accrues
- To accumulate or be received in regular or increasing amounts.
- grow by addition
- "The interest accrues"
- come into the possession of
- "The house accrued to the oldest son"
- To increase, to rise
- To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
- To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.
- To accumulate.
- To become an enforceable and permanent right.
Noun
- Something that accrues; advantage accruing
Examples
- Benefits will accrue to the player who controls the triple-word score lanes.
- He has accrued nine sick days.
- The monthly financial statements show all the actual but only some of the accrued expenses.
Origin / Etymology
First attested in mid 15th century. From Middle English acrewen, borrowed from Old French acreüe, past participle of accreistre (“to increase”), from Latin accrēsco (“increase”), from ad (“in addition”) + crēscō (“to grow”).
Synonyms
fall, accrete, accumulate, add up, increase, rise
Scrabble Score: 10
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