accrue

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈkruː/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ə.ˈkru/

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Verb

Plain form accrue

Third-person singular accrues

Past tense accrued

Past participle accrued

Present participle accruing

1. (intransitive) If something accrues, it increases.
2. (intransitive) (accounting) If your money in the bank accrues, it accumulates and increases over time.

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