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.
[Middle English acreuen, from Old French acreu, past participle of acroistre, to increase, add, from Latin accr scere, to grow : ad-, ad- + cr scere, to arise; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | 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"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" |
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; accrued charges → gastos mpl vencidos; accrued interest → interés m acumulado
accrue [əˈkruː] vi → s'accroître (= mount up); s'accumuler;
accrue [əˈkruː] vi → sich ansammeln; to accrue to → zufließen +dat
accrue [əˈkruː] vi (= mount up) → aumentare; accrued charges → ratei mpl passivi;
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