v. 1) growing or adding to, such as interest on a debt or investm...

mid-15c., from Old French acreue "growth, increase, what has grown," fem. of acreu, past participle of acreistre (Modern French accroître) "to increase," from Latin accrescere (see [..]

To report a revenue or expense that has occurred, but has not yet been entered in the accounting records as of the end of the accounting period. To learn more, see Explanation of Adjusting Entries.

Definition Accumulate or increase.

ac·crued ac·cru·ing [Middle French accreue increase, addition to a property, from feminine of accreu, past participle of acreistre to increase] vi 1 : to come into existence as an ...

To accumulate.

To give effect to an accrual; to record revenue or expense in the accounting period to which it relates, not withstanding that the required receipt or outlay may take place, in whole or in part, in a [..]

To record revenues and expenditures when they meet the recognition of the fund type involved regardless of when the cash activity occurs.

To accumulate interest charges. Add-Ons

To accumulate. Accrued interest is that interest which is due. This does not necessarily mean it is payable yet.

To record revenues when earned and to record expenditures as soon as they result in liabilities for benefits received, notwithstanding that the receipt of cash or payment of cash may take place, in whole or in part, in another accounting period.

To accumulate interest on a loan.

is to record revenue and expenses in the periods in which they are incurred. Accruals, the result of accruing, are key components of the accrual method of accounting.  

The term Accrue has the following meanings:

(v) come into the possession of(v) grow by addition

To accrue is to accumulate periodically over time.

v. acumular(se), devengar

To accumulate interest charges.

v. 1) growing or adding to, such as interest on a debt or investment which continues to accumulate. 2) the coming into being of the right to bring a lawsuit. For example, the right to sue on a contrac [..]

To record revenues and expenditures/expenses when they meet the recognition criteria of the fund type involved regardless of when the cash activity occurs.

The amount of interest that accumulates over time.

To accumulate.

To accrue is to accumulate interest on a loan.

Process of increasing account value, usually associated with interest or other time-related increases in account value.