accrue
pronunciation
How to pronounce accrue in British English:
UK [əˈkru:]
How to pronounce accrue in American English:
US [əˈkru]
-
- Verb:
- grow by addition
- come into the possession of
Word Origin
- accrue (v.)
- mid-15c., from Old French acreue "growth, increase, what has grown," fem. of acreu, past participle of acreistre (Modern French accroître) "to increase," from Latin accrescere (see accretion). Related: Accrued; accruing. Apparently a verb from a French noun because there is no English verb to go with it until much later, unless the record is defective.
Example
- 1. The cheapest family swore to never accrue any debt .
- 2. However , having and carrying around too many is a financial no-no. you 'll tend to overspend and accrue debt .
- 3. Gold is scarce enough to accrue value , but common enough to circulate , and has been discovered on every continent .
- 4. They often cite argentina 's exit from its currency board in 2002 as evidence of the benefits that would accrue to greece if it reintroduced its own currency .
- 5. The cdm criteria regulate the way that developed countries can accrue carbon credits to comply with the kyoto protocol , as well as certify emission reductions that are sold on the voluntary market .