verb · C1

Accrue

uh-KROO/əˈkruː/

To accrue is to increase or be added gradually, especially of money, interest, leave, or benefit: interest accrues, rights accrue. Accumulate (already in the dictionary) is the close twin, often of stuff or data; dwindle sits opposite. Dedication copy does not create overtime hours.

Meaning

To increase or be added gradually, especially of money, interest, or benefits.

Examples

“Overtime claims accrue from named hours on the rota, not from a slogan about dedication.”
“Accumulate is already in this course. Build up is everyday. Interest is the finance sense. A slogan is comms. Named hours are the claim. Pay the hours that exist on the rota; do not invent them from tone.”

Good to know

Build up over time (money/benefit). Close: accumulate (already in the dictionary). Everyday: build up. Slogans ≠ hours.

Near in meaning

accumulate

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