accrues

• present tense form

  present tense

  Used to describe things happening now or regularly.

  of accrue (3rd person singular).
  accrue

  verb (used without object)

  to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.

Example Sentences

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accrues

Poor air quality also accrues an economic cost of about $800 billion each year.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 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

“Microsoft’s diversity of exposure to the software stack gives the company multiple ways to win depending on where the value accrues from AI adoption,” wrote Borges.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

First, investors should prioritize “picks-and-shovel plays” in AI, as value accrues to bottleneck layers — lithography, memory, advanced logic fabrication and chip design, he says.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

Pocket's one chance was to hit hard and trust to the fortune that accrues on a small table.

From The Camera Fiend by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

Related Words

• accumulate
• amass