Accrue



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. ( 利息等) 增大;增多
• ［英］ v. ( 利息等) 增大 ( increase the interest on money) ; 增多 ( to accumulate)
• ［记］ ac+crue ( 增加)
• ［例］ The interest on my bank account accrued over the years.

Webster Collegiate

verb (accrued; accruing)

• Etymology: Middle English acreuen, probably from Anglo-French *acrue increase, from acreistre to increase, from Latin accrescere, from ad- + crescere to grow — more at crescent
• Date: 15th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
  • 2.
    • a. to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage the wisdom that accrues with age
    • b. to come as a direct result of some state or action rewards due to the feminine will accrue to me — Germaine Greer
  • 3. to accumulate or be added periodically interest accrues on a daily basis
• transitive verb
  • to accumulate or have due after a period of time accrue vacation time
• • accruable adjective
• • accruement noun

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