ACCRUE

verb (~d; accruing) see: crescent Date: 15th century intransitive verb to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim, 2. to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage , to come as a direct result of some state or action , to accumulate or be added periodically , transitive verb to accumulate or have due after a period of time , accruable adjective ~ment noun