Accrue Definition

ə-kro͝o
accrued, accrues, accruing
verb
accrued, accrues, accruing
To come to one as a gain, addition, or increment.
Interest accruing in my savings account.
American Heritage
To come as a natural growth, advantage, or right (to)
Webster's New World
To accumulate periodically as an increase.
Savings accounts accrue interest.
Webster's New World
To increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth.
Common sense that accrues with experience.
American Heritage
To be added periodically as an increase.
Webster's New World
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noun
(obsolete) Something that accrues; advantage accruing.
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Origin of Accrue

  • Middle English acreuen from Old French acreu past participle of acroistre to increase, add from Latin accrēscere to grow ad- ad- crēscere to arise ker-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English acrewen, from Old French acreüe, past participle of accreistre (“to increase”), from Latin accrēsco (“increase”), from ad (“in addition”) + crēscō (“to grow”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Compare accretion, accresce, accrete, crew, crescent.

    From Wiktionary

  • First attested in mid 15th century.

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Accrue Sentence Examples

  • They were so pleased with the resources of the country that on.their return to Holland they represented to the directors of the company the great advantages that would accrue to the Dutch Eastern trade from a properly provided and fortified station of call at the Cape.

  • A keen eye had he for situations where a profit might accrue.

  • Your money will accrue interest; however, it's usually not very much.

  • There are nineteen cards available that accrue points with each purchase.

  • Keep in mind that while you might not have a lot of books now, you should buy a bookshelf unit or enough shelves to allow you space to accrue new books.

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Words Starting With

AACACC

Words Ending With

EUERUE

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Words Starting With A and Ending With E

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