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Meaning of 'accrue' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Accrue [ n.]
- To increase; to augment.
- To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent.
- Something that accrues; advantage accruing.

Meaning of 'accrue' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . accrue [ v]
Meaning (1):
- come into the possession of
Example in sentence:
  • The house accrued to the oldest son
Meaning (2):
- grow by addition
Example in sentence:
  • The interest accrues

Nearby Words:

accadian accede acceded accedence acceder acceding accelerando accelerate accelerated accelerating

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