accrued

[uh-krood]

adjective

1. added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money.

   Each year, grants from the accrued interest on the trust fund are awarded to agencies and programs serving the Navajo Nation.

2. happening or coming as or through a natural growth or addition; accumulated.

   The handmade ornaments speak of generations of accrued skill and a high degree of workmanship.

3. Law.,  noting a right or demand that has become present and enforceable.

   Termination will not affect the accrued rights of either party under this Agreement.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of accrue.

Other Word Forms

• nonaccrued adjective
• unaccrued adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accrued¹

accrue ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The SEC is investigating whether MassMutual properly reconciled accrued interest as it received payments on loans held in its general investment account, the people familiar with the matter said.

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Liverpool are getting the job done without being at their best, which begs the question - what will they be like when all the new parts accrued this summer fit?

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At the time, Sioux City students had accrued about $22,000 in debt.

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The chancellor told colleagues: "I do not think there is anything progressive about spending £100 billion a year on paying off debts accrued by previous governments."

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He concluded the owner of the accountancy firm wanted to dismiss Ms Lanuszka before she had accrued two years' service, the time at which workers can claim unfair dismissal under UK law.

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