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- Dictionaryaccrued/əˈkruːd/
adjective
- 1. (of a benefit or sum of money) received or accumulated in regular or increasing amounts over time: "the accrued interest"
- 2. (of a charge or cost relating to work done but not yet invoiced) made provision for at the end of a financial period: "accrued expenses"
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to increase in number or amount over a period of time: Interest will accrue on the account at a rate of seven percent. Little benefit will accrue to the city (= it will receive little benefit) from the new transport links. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Augmenting and supplementing. accrete. accrue. add something in. addendum. beef.
to increase in number or amount over a period of time: Interest will accrue on the account at a rate of seven percent. Little benefit will accrue to the city (= it will receive little benefit) from the new transport links. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Augmenting and supplementing. accrete. add something in. addendum. annexure. beef.
The meaning of ACCRUED is accumulated over a period of time. How to use accrued in a sentence.
to increase over a period of time, or to get an amount of something gradually over time: [ I ] Interest on this savings account accrues at the rate of 4 percent. (Definition of accrue from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. : to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim. 2. a. : to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage. the wisdom that accrues with age. b. : to come as a direct result of some state or action. rewards due to the feminine will accrue to me Germaine Greer. 3. : to accumulate or be added periodically.
1. verb. If money or interest accrues or if you accrue it, it gradually increases in amount over a period of time. [business] I owed £5,000–part of this was accrued interest. [VERB-ed] If you do not pay within 28 days, interest will accrue. [VERB] Officials say the options will offer investors a longer time in which to accrue profits. [VERB noun]
Definition of accrue verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If something accumulates over a period of time, you can describe this with the adjective accrued. The principal in your bank account is so small, you'll never get rich off the accrued interest. You'd better plan on getting a job.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb accrue mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb accrue, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. accrue has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
To accrue is to accumulate or to keep growing in value or size. If you can accrue enough extra credit to build up your grade, you won't have to take the final exam. Early forms of the word accrue were used as early as the 15th century with the meaning "to increase" or "to grow."
