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That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such limited talent and so many flaws, and one lacking in a sense of ethics and decency was one of the bitter ironies of history.
William Thomas Green Morton

Meaning of "accrue" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACCRUE

From Old French accreue growth, ultimately from Latin accrēscere to increase, from ad- to, in addition + crēscere to grow.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACCRUE

accrue  [əˈkruː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACCRUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Accrue is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb accrue in English.

WHAT DOES ACCRUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

accrue

Accrual

Accrual of something is, in finance, the adding together of interest or different investments over a period of time. It holds specific meanings in accounting, where it can refer to accounts on a balance sheet that represent liabilities and non-cash-based assets used in accrual-based accounting. These types of accounts include, among others, accounts payable, accounts receivable, goodwill, deferred tax liability and future interest expense. For example, a company delivers a product to a customer who will pay for it 30 days later in the next fiscal year, which starts a week after the delivery. The company recognizes the proceeds as a revenue in its current income statement still for the fiscal year of the delivery, even though it will get paid in cash during the following accounting period. The proceeds are also an accrued income on the balance sheet for the delivery fiscal year, but not for the next fiscal year when cash is received. Similarly, a salesperson, who sold the product, earned a commission at the moment of sale.

Definition of accrue in the English dictionary

The first definition of accrue in the dictionary is to increase by growth or addition, esp to increase by periodic addition of interest. Other definition of accrue is to fall naturally ; come into the possession ; result. Accrue is also to become capable of being enforced.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ACCRUE

PRESENT

Present
I accrue
you accrue
he/she/it accrues
we accrue
you accrue
they accrue
Present continuous
I am accruing
you are accruing
he/she/it is accruing
we are accruing
you are accruing
they are accruing
Present perfect
I have accrued
you have accrued
he/she/it has accrued
we have accrued
you have accrued
they have accrued
Present perfect continuous
I have been accruing
you have been accruing
he/she/it has been accruing
we have been accruing
you have been accruing
they have been accruing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I accrued
you accrued
he/she/it accrued
we accrued
you accrued
they accrued
Past continuous
I was accruing
you were accruing
he/she/it was accruing
we were accruing
you were accruing
they were accruing
Past perfect
I had accrued
you had accrued
he/she/it had accrued
we had accrued
you had accrued
they had accrued
Past perfect continuous
I had been accruing
you had been accruing
he/she/it had been accruing
we had been accruing
you had been accruing
they had been accruing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will accrue
you will accrue
he/she/it will accrue
we will accrue
you will accrue
they will accrue
Future continuous
I will be accruing
you will be accruing
he/she/it will be accruing
we will be accruing
you will be accruing
they will be accruing
Future perfect
I will have accrued
you will have accrued
he/she/it will have accrued
we will have accrued
you will have accrued
they will have accrued
Future perfect continuous
I will have been accruing
you will have been accruing
he/she/it will have been accruing
we will have been accruing
you will have been accruing
they will have been accruing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would accrue
you would accrue
he/she/it would accrue
we would accrue
you would accrue
they would accrue
Conditional continuous
I would be accruing
you would be accruing
he/she/it would be accruing
we would be accruing
you would be accruing
they would be accruing
Conditional perfect
I would have accrue
you would have accrue
he/she/it would have accrue
we would have accrue
you would have accrue
they would have accrue
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been accruing
you would have been accruing
he/she/it would have been accruing
we would have been accruing
you would have been accruing
they would have been accruing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you accrue
we let´s accrue
you accrue
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to accrue
Past participle
accrued
Present Participle
accruing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACCRUE


accrew
əˈkruː
aircrew
ˈɛəˌkruː
airscrew
ˈɛəˌskruː
concrew
kɒnˈkruː
corkscrew
ˈkɔːkˌskruː
crew
kruː
Crewe
kruː
cru
kruː
decrew
diːˈkruː
ecru
ˈɛkruː
jackscrew
ˈdʒækˌskruː
krewe
kruː
screw
skruː
setscrew
ˈsɛtˌskruː
thumbscrew
ˈθʌmˌskruː
unscrew
ʌnˈskruː
woodscrew
ˈwʊdˌskruː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACCRUE

accrete
accretion
accretion disc
accretionary
accretionary prism
accretionary wedge
accretive
accrew
Accrington
accroides
accruable
accrual
accrual rate
accrued alimony
accrued charges
accrued expenses
accrued income
accrued interest
accruement
accruing

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACCRUE

congrue
construe
embrue
goat´s-rue
grue
half-true
imbrue
meadow rue
misconstrue
not true
ring true
rue
sprue
true
untrue
wall rue

Synonyms and antonyms of accrue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACCRUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «accrue» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of accrue

Translation of «accrue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACCRUE

Find out the translation of accrue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of accrue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «accrue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

累积
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acumularse
570 millions of speakers

English

accrue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकत्रित होने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

начисляться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incidir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

être cumulé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terakru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich ansammeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蓄積する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누적되다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diakoni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tích luỹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெறுவார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाढणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tahakkuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aumentare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naliczane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нараховуватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acumula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προκύψουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toeval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

påløper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of accrue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCRUE»

The term «accrue» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.939 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCRUE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about accrue

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2 QUOTES WITH «ACCRUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word accrue.
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Craig Brown
As life goes on, we accrue more and more loseable objects. Providence dictates that objects that are too large to lose, such as houses, always come with tiny little keys, specially designed to give you the slip.
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William Thomas Green Morton
That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such limited talent and so many flaws, and one lacking in a sense of ethics and decency was one of the bitter ironies of history.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCRUE»

Discover the use of accrue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to accrue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Web Analytics Demystified: A Marketer's Guide to ...
There is a thitd source of data availahle to Weh analytics reporting, that of network data collection, which was Pioneered hy Accrue Software, Inc., in 1996 and later copied hy Andromedia in theit ARIA product and Marketwave in theit Hit List ...
Eric T. Peterson, 2004
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Wiley GAAP Policies and Procedures
... Current Liabilities Accrue benefits Accrue bonuses Accrue commissions Accrue property taxes Accrue royalties Accrue salaries and wages Accrue vacation pay Accrue warranty claims Record customer advances Contingencies Recognition ...
Steven M. Bragg, 2008
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A Guide to English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume IV
I might/could/would/should accrue 2. You might/could/would/should accrue 3. He/ she/it might/could/would/should accrue Present Perfect Tense Singular 1. I may/ must have accrued 2. You may/must have accrued 3. He/she/it may/must have ...
Bessie Brooks, 2012
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International Taxation in America
Credit for Taxes Paid or Accrued You can claim the credit for a qualified foreign tax in the tax year in which you pay it or accrue it, depending on your method of accounting. “Tax year” refers to the tax year for which your U.S. return is filed, not  ...
Brian Dooley, CPA, MBT
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Create Your Own Employee Handbook: A Legal & Practical Guide ...
Some employers limit these benefits to full-time employees or require employees to complete a waiting period before they can accrue or use vacation benefits. For information and policies on these employee classifications, see Chapter 5.
Lisa Guerin, Amy Delpo, 2013
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The American and English Encyclopaedia of Law and Practice: ...
The word “ accrue,” in its generally received sense, is used to denote something which is to be added or attached to something else.“ When used as a verb the term is defined as meaning to increase, to augment." “Applied to a cause of action ...
William Mark McKinney, David Shephard Garland, 1909
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Proceedings ...
At 4c. per acre a fund would accrue amounting to. . $648,212.88 At 5c. per acre a fund would accrue amounting to.. 810,780.60 At 6c. per acre a fund would accrue amounting to.. 973.898.92 At 7c. per acre a fund would accrue amounting to.
National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 1917
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Spatial Behavior: A Geographic Perspective
Benefit may accrue from the mere fact that a search for a solution was undertaken even if no single acceptable solution is found. 2. Benefit may accrue by discovering that some factor or set of factors that have been considered important are ...
Reginald G. Golledge, 1997
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A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of ...
after be sued, prosecuted or maintained, for the recovery of any lands, tenements or hereditaments, if the cause of action shall accrue after the passing of this act, but within fifteen years, next after the cause of action shall accrue, or have ...
10
Business taxpayer information publications
If you use an accrual method, you generally cannot accrue real estate taxes until you pay them to the government authority. You can, however, choose to ratably accrue the taxes during the year. See Choosing to ratably accrue, later. Taxes for  ...
United States. Internal Revenue Service, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCRUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term accrue is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 Tools You Need to Update Your Sports Marketing Playbook
Content creates community: How can we accrue and consistently engage a group of like-minded followers? Community engages in ... «Adweek, Jul 15»
2
The Process of Student Loan Deferment Explained
During the period of deferment, subsidized loans do not accrue interest. The process of deferment can be applied to both private and federal ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Falcons Uniform History: Two Sport Man
He didn't accrue any meaningful stats, though PFR gave him a 12 career AV. Alrighty then. As luck would have it, there was a second Bob ... «The Falcoholic, Jul 15»
4
Top 70 MAC Football Players: #60 Jimmy Kristof (LG – Western …
... with the typical Fleck strategies that will give sophomore running back Jarvion Franklin ample opportunity to accrue yards and touchdowns. «Hustle Belt, Jul 15»
5
Pittsburgh Council to introduce paid sick-leave legislation
Businesses that employ fewer than 15 people will be allowed to limit the maximum sick time their employees can accrue to 40 hours. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
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Alabama State park advocates hopeful legislature won't cut funding
Alabama Parks Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and has started a fundraising campaign in an effort to accrue funds for state parks ... «Opelika Auburn News, Jul 15»
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The Media Column: How the chief executive of Hearst is reinventing …
Commercial rivals are entitled to ask what public-service broadcasting benefits accrue from trashy series Don't Tell The Bride, now transferred ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Red alert at blood banks
McDonald said that although the development of synthetic blood was a major breakthrough it will take time to accrue the benefits. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
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America's promise to a new generation
Study after study reveals the many benefits that accrue to the college educated: lower unemployment, lower incarceration rates, lower teen ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
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Yu Suzuki: I'm Grateful for the Chance to Make Shenmue III for PS4 …
... for you to explore: Suzuki-san explained that the open world will be about the size of Dobuita from the original Shenmue should it only accrue ... «Push Square, Jul 15»

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