[ac.crue] vb ac.crued ; ac.cru.ing [ME acreuen, prob. fr. MF acreue increase, fr. acreistre to increase, fr. L accrescere, fr. ad- + crescere to grow--more at crescent] vi (15c) 1: to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
2. a: to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage "the wisdom that ~s with age" b: to come as a direct result of some state or action "rewards due to the feminine will ~ to me --Germaine Greer"
3: to accumulate or be added periodically "interest ~s on a daily basis" ~ vt: to accumulate or have due after a period of time "~ vacation time" -- ac.cru.able adj -- ac.crue.ment n