adjective
- accumulated or built up over a period of time, especially referring to interest, benefits, or expenses
Usage: often used in financial contexts
verb
- past tense and past participle of accrue; accumulated or increased over time
Examples
- Interest has accrued on the savings account over the past year.
- The company must pay all accrued vacation time to departing employees.
- She had accrued enough points to qualify for the reward program.
- The accrued interest on the loan was higher than expected.
- Benefits accrued to members who maintained their membership for five years.
- The debt had accrued significant penalties due to late payments.
- All accrued expenses must be recorded before the end of the fiscal year.