accrue

Meanings

Verb

  • To increase, to rise
  • to reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
  • To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.
  • to accumulate
  • To become an enforceable and permanent right.

Noun

  • Something that accrues; advantage accruing

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Origin

  • First attested in mid 15th century.
  • From Middle English acrewen, borrowed from Old French acreue, past participle of accreistre, from Latin accrēsco ("increase"), from ad + crēscō.
  • Compare accretion, accresce, accrete, crew, crescent.

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