Accrue

/əˈkruː/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To accumulate or receive (payments or benefits) over time.

Interest on the savings account will accrue daily.

To come about as a natural growth or increase.

Over the years, she has allowed her vacation days to accrue without using them.

To be added periodically; to increase through gain.

The penalties will continue to accrue until the debt is paid.

Middle English: from Old French 'acreuer', from Latin 'accruere' meaning 'to grow or increase'.

accrue interest

to earn or gather interest over time

accrued benefits

benefits that have been accumulated over a period

accrue liability

an obligation that has grown over time but has not yet been paid

accrual

the act of accumulating or assembling over time

accrued

having been accumulated or received over time

accruing

the process of accumulating or adding over time