Accrue

[ac·crue]

To accrue is to accumulate or to keep growing in value or size. If you can accrue enough extra credit to build up your grade, you won't have to take the final exam.

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To increase; to augment.

Verb
grow by addition; "The interest accrues"

Verb
come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"


n.
To increase; to augment.

n.
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.

n.
Something that accrues; advantage accruing.


Accrue

Ac*crue" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Accrued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Accruing.] [See Accrue, n., and cf. Accresce, Accrete.] 1. To increase; to augment.
And though power failed, her courage did accrue.
2. 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. "Interest accrues to principal." Abbott.
The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press.

Accrue

Ac*crue", n. [F. accr'96, OF. acre'81, p. p. of accroitre, OF. acroistre to increase; L. ad + crescere to increase. Cf. Accretion, Crew. See Crescent.] Something that accrues; advantage accruing. [Obs.]

To increase; to augment.

Something that accrues; advantage accruing.

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