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ac⋅crue

  [uh-kroo]
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–verb (used without object), -crued, -cru⋅ing.
1. to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
2. to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money.
3. Law. to become a present and enforceable right or demand.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME acruen, acrewen, prob. < AF accru(e), MF accreu(e), ptp. of ac(c)reistre to increase < L accrēscere grow. See ac-, crew 1 , accretion

Related forms:
ac⋅cru⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ac⋅crue⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. accumulate, collect, grow, increase.

Antonyms:
1, 2. dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen, dissipate.
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ac·crue   (ə-krōō')   
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 accrēscere, to grow : ad-, ad- + crēscere, to arise; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ac·cru'a·ble adj., ac·crue'ment n.
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Accrue

Ac*crue"\ ([a^]k*kr[udd]"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Accrued; p. pr. & vb. n. Accruing.] [See Accrue, n., and cf. Accresce, Accrete.]

1. To increase; to augment.

And though power failed, her courage did accrue. --Spenser.

2. 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. "Interest accrues to principal." --Abbott.

The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press. --Junius.

Accrue

Ac*crue"\, n. [F. accr[^u], OF. acre["u], p. p. of accroitre, OF. acroistre to increase; L. ad + crescere to increase. Cf. Accretion, Crew. See Crescent.] Something that accrues; advantage accruing. [Obs.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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accrue 
1440, from O.Fr. acreue "growth, increase," from acreu, pp. of acreistre "to increase," from L. accrescere (see accretion).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ac·crue
Pronunciation: &-'krü
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ac·crued; ac·cru·ing
Etymology: Middle French accreue increase, addition to a property, from feminine of accreu, past participle of acreistre to increase
intransitive verb 1 : to come into existence as an enforceable claim : vest as a right accrue until the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known that he may have suffered injury —National Law Journal>
NOTE: Statutes of limitations begin to run when a cause of action accrues.
2 : to come by way of increase or addition : arise as a growth or result —usually used with to or from accruing to society from the freedom of the press> accrues to the seller as a result of the delay>
3 : to be periodically accumulated in the process of time whether as an increase or a decrease accruing of taxes> accrue> transitive verb 1 : to accumulate or have due after a period of time accrue leave…in the maximum amount of 120 days —U.S. Code>
2 : to enter in the books as an accrual
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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