Definitions for accrue
əˈkruac·crue

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. accrueverb

   grow by addition

   "The interest accrues"

2. accrue, fallverb

   come into the possession of

   "The house accrued to the oldest son"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accruenoun

   Something that accrues; advantage accruing

2. accrueverb

   To increase, to augment; to come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent.

3. accrueverb

   To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.

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

4. accrueverb

   To become an enforceable and permanent right.

5. Etymology: * First attested in mid 15th century.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ACCRUEverb

   Etymology: from the participle accrû, formed from accroître, Fr.

   1. To accede to, to be added to; as, a natural production or effect, without any particular respect to good or ill.

   The Son of God, by his incarnation, hath changed the manner of that personal subsistence; no alteration thereby accruing to the nature of God. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 54.

   2. To be added, as an advantage or improvement, in a sense inclining to good rather than ill; in which meaning it is more frequently used by later authors.

   From which compact there arising an obligation upon every one, so to convey his meaning, there accrues also a right to every one, by the same signs, to judge of the sense or meaning of the person so obliged to express himself. Robert South, Sermons.

   Let the evidence of such a particular miracle be never so bright and clear, yet it is still but particular; and must therefore want that kind of force, that degree of influence, which accrues to a standing general proof, from its having been tried or approved, and consented to, by men of all ranks and capacities, of all tempers and interests, of all ages and nations. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3. To append to, or arise from; as, an ill consequence; this sense seems to be less proper.

   His scholar Aristotle , as in many other particulars, so likewise in this, did justly oppose him, and became one of the authors; choosing a certain benefit, before the hazard that might accrue from the disrespects of ignorant persons. John Wilkins, Math. Mag.

   4. In a commercial sense, to be produced, or arise; as, profits.

   The yearly benefit, that, out of those his works, accrueth to her majesty, amounteth to one thousand pounds. Richard Carew, Surv.

   The great profits which have accrued to the duke of Florence from his free port, have set several of the states of Italy on the same subject. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   5. Sometimes to follow, as loss; but less properly.

   The benefit or loss of such a trade accruing to the government, until it comes to take root in the nation. William Temple, Misc.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accrue

   In finance, an accrual (accumulation) of something is the adding together of interest or different investments over a period of time.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accrue

   Accrue generally refers to the accumulation or growth of something over time, typically related to finances or benefits. It could mean to accumulate interests, earnings, benefits, or debts. It could also denote the process of making periodic additions to the capital or assets, or something that naturally increases or is added periodically.

2. accrue

   To accrue means to gradually increase or accumulate over time, often in relation to interest, benefits, or financial gains. It can also refer to the accumulation of something through natural growth or addition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accruenoun

   to increase; to augment

2. Accruenoun

   to come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent

3. Accruenoun

   something that accrues; advantage accruing

4. Etymology: [See Accrue, n., and cf. Accresce, Accrete.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accrue

   ak-krōō′, v.i. to spring or grow as a natural result (with from): to fall to any one by way of advantage (with unto, to). [O. Fr. acrewe, what grows up in a wood to the profit of the owner; acreistre—L. accrescĕre.]

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1. • Increase

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How to pronounce accrue?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accrue in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accrue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of accrue in a Sentence

1. Lisa Klein:

   It’s like you’re swimming and trying to catch up and get your head above water, and you just keep getting hit by something else, but we have no choice, because if we don’t keep paying it, it’s going to accrue more interest.

2. Marie Antoinette:

   It is the nature of human beings, and especially of the mediocre ones, to wish to change everything. They desire it all the more because they know popularity will accrue rather to those who disturb than to those who maintain order.

3. James Bullard:

   You can hit the pause button on the U.S. economy, but if you try to keep it on pause for too long, too many other problems will start to accrue and you'll start to get lots of bankruptcies and lots of business failures.

4. Roger Brown:

   Those candidates on that waiting list then, while that program is inactive, are not eligible to receive any organ offers ... but those patients continue to accrue waiting time, they do not lose their place in line.

5. Craig Fehr:

   The punitive effect of oil prices on the energy industry are the beneficial effects that accrue to the consumer.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=accrue
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Accrue
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=accrue
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accrue
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accrue
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=accrue
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=accrue