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Accrue

//əˈkɹu// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that accrues; advantage accruing obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To increase, to rise intransitive

    "And though pow’r fail’d, her Courage did accrue"

  2. 2
    grow by addition wordnet
  3. 3
    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. intransitive

    "Environmental benefits that accrue to the area."

  4. 4
    come into the possession of wordnet
  5. 5
    To be incurred as a result of the passage of time. intransitive

    "The monthly financial statements show all the actual but only some of the accrued expenses."

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  1. 6
    To accumulate. transitive

    "He has accrued nine sick days."

  2. 7
    To become an enforceable and permanent right. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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