accrue

ac·crue  (-kr)

v. ac·crued, ac·cru·ing, ac·crues

v.intr.

1. To come to one as a gain, addition, or increment: interest accruing in my savings account.

2. To increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth: common sense that accrues with experience.

3. To come into existence as a claim that is legally enforceable.

v.tr.

To accumulate over time: I have accrued 15 days of sick leave.

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[Middle English acreuen, from Old French acreu, past participle of acroistre, to increase, add, from Latin accrscere, to grow : ad-, ad- + crscere, to arise; see ker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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ac·crua·ble adj.

ac·cruement n.

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accrue

Verb

[-cruing, -crued]

1. (of money or interest) to increase gradually over a period of time

2. accrue to to fall naturally to: some advantage must accrue to the weaker party [Latin accrescere]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accrue - grow by addition; "The interest accrues" redound - contribute; "Everything redounded to his glory" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
	2.	accrue - come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" fall change hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year" devolve, return, fall, pass - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" light, fall - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"

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accrue

verb accumulate, issue, increase, grow, collect, gather, flow, build up, enlarge, follow, ensue, pile up, amass, spring up, stockpile

Translations

accrue [əˈkruː] vi (= mount up) → aumentar, incrementarse; [interest] → acumularse;

to accrue to → corresponder a;

accrued charges → gastos mpl vencidos;

accrued interest → interés m acumulado

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accrue [əˈkruː] vi → s'accroître (= mount up); s'accumuler;

to accrue to → s'ajouter à;

accrued interest → intérêt couru

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accrue [əˈkruː] vi → sich ansammeln;

to accrue to → zufließen +dat

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accrue [əˈkruː] vi (= mount up) → aumentare;

to accrue to → derivare a;

accrued charges → ratei mpl passivi;

accrued interest → interesse m maturato