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accrue Definition

ac·crue (ə kro̵̅o̅′)

intransitive verb -·crued′, -·cru′·ing

  1. to come as a natural growth, advantage, or right (to)
  2. to be added periodically as an increase: said esp. of interest on money

Etymology: ME acreuen < OFr acreu, pp. of acroistre, increase < L accrescere: see accretion

transitive verb

to accumulate periodically as an increase savings accounts accrue interest

accrue Synonyms

accrue

v.

increase, collect, gather; see accumulate 1.

accrue Law Definition

v

  1. To come into existence or mature as an enforceable claim or right. For example, a cause of action may be sued upon once it is an enforceable claim. Likewise, the interest on a sum owed accrues on the date the interest becomes due.
  2. To accumulate.
accrue Usage Examples

Object

  • arrears: He has been paying full Council Tax, but since April 2004 he has been accruing arrears on his account due to non-payment.
  • entitlement: Does an employe accrue holiday entitlement or holiday pay during maternity leave?
  • mileage: A: You can accrue mileage at a supplement for the air portion of your United Vacations package.
  • benefit: Often, only marginal benefits accrued, depending very much upon the source of inlet air.
  • debt: I am, however, still paying off debts accrued during the marriage.
  • surplus: The project identified some solutions to achieving flexibility, including allowing users to accrue a surplus for contingencies.

Preposition: on

  • disposal: Here the assumption for CGT purposes is that none of the gain accruing on the later disposal is relieved under s223.
  • basis: Please note that during this time fines are accruing on a daily basis.
  • debt: Unusually, legal firms also endeavor to recover any interest that would have accrued on the debt as a matter of course.

Preposition: at

  • rate: NUS figures show that over just a ten-year period, the interest accrued at a market rate would be over £ 20,000.

Preposition: as

  • result: A great deal of knowledge and experience has accrued as a result of these influential projects.

Adjective complement

  • due: All dividends or interest due or accruing due on the said sums or any of them up to the time of transfer or payment.

Modifying Another Word

  • prior: Such termination is without prejudice to the rights of either party accrued prior to the date of termination.
  • daily: However, as liability accrues daily, the bill is for a projected amount.
  • largely: One reason for this is that the gains of export and production have largely accrued to traders and middleman, but not to growers.
  • previously: The process of buying " added years " , including the relevance of previously accrued pension rights 6.2.

Used with why or when

  • when: If such large funds accrue when the BCF fails to honor its active senior players, how much more might emerge if it did.

Preposition: during

  • period: No time waiting points will accrue during any period of suspension.

Preposition: in

  • respect: The Subscriber will be responsible for costs accrued in respect of any such additional prohibited use of the Service.

Preposition: from

  • date: Business asset taper relief will normally accrue from the date of exercise of the option.