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accrue

ac.crue \*-'kru:\ \-m*nt\ vb [ME acreuen, prob. fr. MF acreue increase, fr. 
   acreistre to i]ncrease, fr. L accrescere, fr. ad- + crescere to grow - more 
   at CRESCENT 1: to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim  2: to 
   come by way of increase or addition  3: to be periodically accumulated 
   whether as an increase or a decrease  : ACCUMULATE  - ac.crue.ment n