Definition of Accroe
Ac*crue" (ăk*kr&udd;"), v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Accrued (&?;); p. pr. & vb.
n. Accruing.] [See Accrue, n.,
and cf. Accresce, Accrete.] 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.
Ac*crue", n. [F. accrû, OF.
acreü, p. p. of accroitre, OF. acroistre to
increase; L. ad + crescere to increase. Cf. Accretion,
Crew. See Crescent.] Something that accrues; advantage
accruing. [Obs.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To increase; to augment.
Quotations
*And though power failed, her courage did accrue - Spenser
- 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.
Quotations
*Interest accrues to principal - Abbott
*The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press - Junius
- (Obsolete) Something that accrues; advantage accruing
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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