ac ‧ crue /əˈkruː/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from Old French acreue 'increase' , from acreistre 'to increase' , from Latin accrescere ; ⇨ ↑ accretion ]
1 . [intransitive] if advantages accrue to you, you get those advantages over a period of time
accrue to
benefits that accrue to students
accrue from
advantages accruing from the introduction of new technology
2 . [I, T] if money accrues or is accrued, it gradually increases over a period of time:
Interest will accrue until payment is made.
—accrual noun [countable usually singular]