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Accrue
Pronunciation : Ac*crue"
Part of Speech : v. i. [imp. & p. p. Accrued; p. pr. & vb. n. Accruing.]
Etymology : [See Accrue, n., and cf. Accresce, Accrete.]
Definition : 1. To increase; to augment. And though power failed, her courage did accrue. Spenser.
2. To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent. "Interest accrues to principal." Abbott. The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press. Junius.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ac*crue"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. accr?, OF. acre?, p. p. of accroitre, OF. acroistre to increase; L. ad + crescere to increase. Cf. Accretion, Crew. See Crescent.]
Definition : Defn: Something that accrues; advantage accruing. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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