Accrue Meaning
/əˈkɹuː/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo increase, to rise
verbTo reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
Sentence Examples
Many advantages accrue to society from the freedom of speech.
Benefits accrue to the community from reconstruction.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Interest will ____ monthly on the savings account at a rate of 2%.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Vacation days will ____ at a rate of two days per month.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And though pow’r fail’d, her Courage did accrue"
— 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
"The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press"
— 1772, Junius, The Letters of Junius, Preface:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Interest will ____ monthly on the savings account at a rate of 2%.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Vacation days will ____ at a rate of two days per month.