Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Something that accrues; advantage accruing

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Benefits accrue to the community from reconstruction.

    deVorteile fließen der Gesellschaft durch Neubebauung zu. — Ennocb

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  2. She accrued her wealth slowly but surely.

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  3. Interest will begin to accrue after the first year.

    ruПроценты начнут накапливаться после первого года. — Smoky

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  4. Many advantages accrue to society from the freedom of speech.

    ruСвобода слова приносит обществу многочисленные выгоды. — shanghainese

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  5. Interest accrued from the money left in my savings account.

    deZu dem auf meinem Sparbuch übriggebliebenen Geld kamen Zinsen hinzu. — xtofu80

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Origin

First attested in mid 15th century. From Middle English acrewen, borrowed from Old French

First attested in mid 15th century. From Middle English acrewen, borrowed from Old French acreüe, past participle of accreistre (“to increase”), from Latin accrēsco (“increase”), from ad (“in addition”) + crēscō (“to grow”). Compare accrete.

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Forms

plural: accrues
Singularaccrue
Pluralaccrues

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
accountingaccraaccreditaccreditationaccumulateB2accumulationaccuracyB1
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