accrue
accrue
verb (accrues, accrued, accrued, accruing)
/əˈkruː/
(formal)
1 ​intransitive to increase over a period of time
Interest will accrue if you keep your money in a savings account.
accrue (to somebody) (from something) economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism
TOPICS Change, cause and effect C2
2 ​transitive accrue something to allow a sum of money or debts to grow over a period of time
SYNONYM accumulate
The firm had accrued debts of over $6m.
The money was placed in a special account to accrue interest.