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accrue

verb

ac·​crue ə-ˈkrü How to pronounce accrue (audio)
accrued; accruing

intransitive verb

1
: to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
2
a
: to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage
the wisdom that accrues with age
b
: to come as a direct result of some state or action
rewards due to the feminine will accrue to me Germaine Greer
3
: to accumulate or be added periodically
interest accrues on a daily basis

transitive verb

: to accumulate or have due after a period of time
accrue vacation time
accruable adjective
accruement noun

Example Sentences

I'll get back all the money I invested, plus any interest and dividends that have accrued. investments that have accrued interest and dividends
Recent Examples on the Web Appalachian State allowed Texas A&M to accrue only 186 offensive yards on just 38 offensive plays. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 And yet: The effects of the new law will be nuanced, and some companies stand to accrue more benefits than others. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 The Internet notoriously sees cringe as currency — with users dredging up the most embarrassing videos from the bowels of TikTok as a way to accrue likes via second-hand shame. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022 Organizations all over Kentucky have begun to accrue funds needed to send to those families hit hardest by the flooding. Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2022 Organizations have begun to accrue funds needed to send to those families hit hardest by the flooding. Caleb Stultz, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 Some laws allow unpaid restitution to accrue interest, and turn into a civil liability, which can in turn wreak havoc on credit scores and other public records of consequence. New York Times, 14 July 2022 Most of his compensation consists of stock grants, which depend on steep appreciation of Intel’s stock to accrue any value. oregonlive, 17 May 2022 The nuances of how quickly these gains and losses should accrue become deeply important for modelers and decision makers alike. Evan Coopersmith, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English acrewen, acruwen, probably borrowed from Anglo-French *acreue "increase," noun derivative from feminine of acreu, past participle of acreistre "to increase, grow," going back to Latin accrēscere, from ad- ad- + crēscere "to grow" — more at crescent entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of accrue was in the 15th century

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