formal 1 : to increase in value or amount gradually as time passes : to grow or build up slowly [no obj] ▪ I'll get back all the money I invested, plus any interest and dividends that have accrued. — often + to ▪ interest and dividends that have accrued to me [+ obj] ▪ investments that have accrued interest and dividends 2 [no obj] : to come to or be given to someone — usually + to ▪ the advantages/benefits that accrue to us [=that we receive] as members of a free society
— ac·cru·al
/əˈkru:wəl/ noun, plural ac·cru·als
[count] ▪ an accrual of interest [noncount] ▪ money gained by accrual of interest
/əˈkru:wəl/ noun, plural ac·cru·als [count] ▪ an accrual of interest [noncount] ▪ money gained by accrual of interest
— accrued adjective
▪ I'll get back all the money I invested, plus any accrued interest and dividends.
▪ I'll get back all the money I invested, plus any accrued interest and dividends.






