accrue
verb (used without object)
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
accrues
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present tense formof accrue (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Interest accrues over time, which increases the loan balance.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Poor air quality also accrues an economic cost of about $800 billion each year.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
“History suggests that transformative technologies create enormous value—and much of that value accrues to the companies that build and deploy them, and to the investors who own them,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
But much more than that, it is a story about how one individual, when he accrues enough wealth and influence and connections, can work the entire global system to his benefit for very nefarious purposes.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
In England, if a bill is dishonoured by non-acceptance, a right of action at once accrues to the holder.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
