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ac·crue Listen to audioˈkru:/ verb
ac·crues; ac·crued; ac·cru·ing
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 Listen to audio ˈkru: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.

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