
[Middle English acreuen, from Old French acreu, past participle of acroistre, to increase, add, from Latin accrēscere, to grow : ad-, ad- + crēscere, to arise.]
accruable ac·cru'a·ble adj.| Accrual Basis or Accrual Method, Accretion, Accredited Investor | |
| Accrued Interest or Accrued Income, Accrued Liabilities, Accrued Taxes |
| Accrualmethod, Accretion | |
| Accrued Expense, Accrued Interest |
verb
Definition: increasing by addition of growth, often financial
Antonyms: decrease, lose
To increase; to augment; to come to by way of increase; to be added as an in- crease, profit, or damage. Acquired; falling due; made or executed; matured; occurred; received; vested; was created; was incurred.
To attach itself to, as a subordinate or accessory claim or demand arises out of, and is joined to, its principal.
The term is also used of independent or original demands, meaning to arise, to happen, to come into force or existence; to vest, as in the phrase, "The right of action did not accrue within six years." To become a present right or demand; to come to pass.
Interest on money that a depositor has in a bank savings account accrues, so that after a certain time the amount will be increased by the amount of interest it has earned.
A cause of action, the facts that give a person a right to judicial relief, usually accrues on the date that the injury to the plaintiff is sustained. When the injury is not readily discoverable, the cause of action accrues when the plaintiff in fact discovers the injury. This occurs frequently in cases of fraud or malpractice. A woman, for example, has an appendectomy. Three years after the surgery, she still experiences dull pain on her right side. She is examined by another physician who discovers a piece of surgical sponge near the area of the operation. Although the injury had occurred at the time of surgery three years earlier, in this case the cause of action for medical malpractice accrues on the date that the sponge is discovered by the second doctor. This distinction is important for purposes of the running of the statute of limitations, the time set by law within which a lawsuit must be commenced after a cause of action accrues. In cases involving injuries that cannot be readily discovered, it would be unfair to bar a plaintiff from bringing a lawsuit because he or she does not start the suit within the required time from the date of injury.
The ability for something to accumulate over time. In finance, "accrue" is most commonly used when referring to interest, income and expenses of an individual or business. Interest in your savings account accrues so that over time the total amount in your account grows.
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In practice, the word "accrue" is often synonymous with the concept of accrual accounting, which has become the standard accounting practice for most companies. This form of accounting measures the performance and position of a company by recognizing economic events regardless of when cash transactions occur, which gives a better picture of the company's financial health.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tilflyde, øges, opsamles
v. tr. - påløbe, løbe på
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Nederlands (Dutch)
toenemen (m.n. financiën), groeien, zich ophopen, ontstaan (als wettige eis)
Français (French)
v. intr. - revenir à, (Fin) courir, s'accroître, s'accumuler
v. tr. - augmenter, (Fin) courir, accroître, accumuler
Deutsch (German)
v. - wachsen, anwachsen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προκύπτω, προέρχομαι
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Italiano (Italian)
accumularsi, accrescere
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - resultar, caber, acumular (Fin.)
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Русский (Russian)
нарастать, накапливаться
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Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - derivarse, acumularse
v. tr. - proceder, derivar, acumular
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillkomma, växa till
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
产生, 形成, 滋生, 增加, 积累, 获得
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 產生, 形成, 滋生, 增加
v. tr. - 積累, 獲得
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한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 생기다, 붙다
v. tr. - 이 생기다, 붙다
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日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 生じる, たまる, 権利として確立する
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العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتراكم, سصبح مطلبا شرعيا
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - הצטבר, גדל, צמח
v. tr. - צבר, אסף
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