Accrual Meaning
/əˈkɹuːəl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act or process of accruing; accumulation.
nounAn increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
Sentence Examples
The accrual of interest was significant.
Accrual accounting is a method.
The accountant recorded the accrual of interest at the end of the year.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In accounting, the ____ of interest is recorded in the books even before payment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of interest on the debt became a major financial burden.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English accrue Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English accrual From accrue + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The effect of her alcoholism wasn't over, of course, and our relationship continues well past her death. What did change was that the accrual of new events stopped. I didn't have to worry about her anymore. She would never drink again."
— 1984 August 11, Janice Irvine, “Secrets of Fear, Shame, and Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 5, page 9:
"The finding out of the source accrual or arisal of income is not material as the incidence of charge is dependent on the place of accrual or arisal of income."
— 1985, Medury Bhaskara Rao, Foreign Collaboration Agreements: Some Issues: an Intensive Study of Income-tax, Foreign Exchange & Other Related Problems, page 104:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In accounting, the ____ of interest is recorded in the books even before payment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of interest on the debt became a major financial burden.