Accretion vs. Accrue

Accretionnoun

The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

Accretionnoun

The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition

Accretionnoun

Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.

Accretionnoun

Concretion; coherence of separate particles

Accretionnoun

(biology) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.

Accretionnoun

(geology) The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.

Accretionnoun

(legal) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.

Accretionnoun

(legal) Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.

Accretionnoun

The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

Accretionnoun

The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth.

Accretionnoun

Concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass.

Accretionnoun

A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.

Accretionnoun

The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or soil from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.

Accretionnoun

an increase by natural growth or addition

Accretionnoun

something contributing to growth or increase;

Accretionnoun

(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases

Accretionnoun

(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles

Accretionnoun

(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediment

Accretionnoun

(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)

Accrueverb

(intransitive) To increase, to augment; 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.

Accrueverb

To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.

Accrueverb

(transitive) to accumulate

Accrueverb

To become an enforceable and permanent right.

Accruenoun

(obsolete) Something that accrues; advantage accruing

Accrueverb

To increase; to augment.

Accrueverb

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.

Accruenoun

Something that accrues; advantage accruing.

Accrueverb

grow by addition;

Accrueverb

come into the possession of;