accrue
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
accrues;
accrued;
accruing
accrues;
accrued;
accruing
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCRUE
formal
1
:
to increase in value or amount gradually as time passes
:
to grow or build up slowly
— often + to
[no object]
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I'll get back all the money I invested, plus any interest and dividends that have accrued.
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interest and dividends that have accrued to me
[+ object]
-
investments that have accrued interest and dividends
2
[no object]
:
to come to or be given to someone
— usually + to
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the advantages/benefits that accrue to us [=that we receive] as members of a free society
[count]
[noncount]
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an accrual of interest
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money gained by accrual of interest
— accrued
adjective-
I'll get back all the money I invested, plus any accrued interest and dividends.
