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accrued

[uh-kroo]

verb (used without object), -crued, -cru·ing.

to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.

to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money.

Law. to become a present and enforceable right or demand.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English acruen, acrewen, probably < Anglo-French accru(e), Middle French accreu(e), past participle of ac(c)reistre to increase < Latin accrēscere grow. See ac-, crew¹, accretion

Related forms

ac·cru·a·ble, adjective

ac·crue·ment, noun

non·ac·crued, adjective

non·ac·cru·ing, adjective

su·per·ac·crue, verb (used without object), -crued, -cru·ing.

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un·ac·crued, adjective

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

Antonyms
1, 2. dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen, dissipate.

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Example Sentences

The initial public offering price set forth above does not include accrued interest, if any.

Banks charge outlandishly high rates of interest on accrued credit-card debt.

The biggest metropolitan employment gains over the past twelve months have accrued in a diverse array of places.

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The initial public offering price set forth above does not include accrued interest, if any.

Banks charge outlandishly high rates of interest on accrued credit-card debt.

The biggest metropolitan employment gains over the past twelve months have accrued in a diverse array of places.

And as the devices have quickly accrued some of the same prestige as the old codex menus.

Wyman, the state comptroller, said her office was investigating the accrued time and the entire retirement.

But the box-office returns accrued by offbeat hits suggest a symbiotic relationship.

The personal fortune he accrued during that time was well-deserved.

The tools in play were the reserve and accrued liability accounts–but more specifically, their excess balances.

The share earnings are anti-dilutive after preferred dividends accrued.

Gradually, he accrued seniority, power and a knack for back-room dealmaking.

And the more points that players accrued from their teammates' ratings, the more likely they were to win the prize.

As a result, accrued unfunded liabilities skyrocketed.

In some ways he has accrued more power than any recent prime minister.

Even at low rates, interest that's accrued for years can come to a lot of money.

Exxon will also owe accrued interest in the hundreds of millions.

The only thing that doesn't change is the unsustainably high debt that was accrued during the bubble.

But the productivity gains have accrued to employers not employees.

We want to break our word on debts we've already accrued.

The change would not affect the value of benefits already accrued by public workers, but rights that they build up afterwards.

As for capital gains, shareholders have accrued plenty, whether they expected to or not.

The guarantee would not apply to liabilities accrued after termination of the agreement.

Upon retirement, state employees can receive the cash equivalent of up to six weeks of accrued vacation time.

The accrued rights of workers should be maintained but their future pension rights should be based on the state retirement age.

Advocates of this perspective instantiate their claims to the health benefits accrued therefrom.

Of course you shouldn't abandon the knowledge and resources you've accrued in studying international.

Stayback's family received sick pay and other accrued benefits in the event.

But this view ignores the societal benefits accrued by the state's encouragement of stable families.

Charges are accrued for each minute for the duration of the call.

When this happens in private companies, there is usually a big upfront contribution required to fund the accrued benefits.

If they chose to stop working, they could use their accrued sick leave time to continue being paid.

The vast majority of people have not accrued any pension rights.

The rightful owner of a stolen number does not get the benefits accrued under its false use.

What is fair is that you give me some of the profits you have accrued through your risk taking and hard work.

Federal law protects the accrued retirement benefits of employees of private employers.

And improper disposal would undo the good accrued through years of zero-emissions motoring.

The rule adopted was far from perfect, but it forced companies to estimate the cost of pension benefits being accrued each year.

No such benefit accrued to people who had only brothers.

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Word Origin & History

accrue

mid-15c., from O.Fr. acreue "growth, increase," from acreu, pp. of acreistre "to increase," from L. accrescere (see accretion).

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"... we Northerners have become too much driven by the idea that in twenty years we will live, not now: because by that time our savings and the accrued interest will make it possible."

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