Accrue
accrue vb
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 enforceable claim
: vest as a right [action…does not until the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known that he may have suffered injury "
National Law Journal"]
NOTE: Statutes of limitations begin to run when a cause of action accrues. 2 : to come by way of increase or addition
: arise as a growth or result usually used with
to or
from [advantages
accruing to society from the freedom of the press] [interest
s to the seller as a result of the delay]
3 : to be periodically accumulated in the process of time whether as an increase or a decrease [the
accruing of taxes] [allowing the receivable interest to ]
vt 1 : to accumulate or have due after a period of time [authorized by law to leave…in the maximum amount of 120 days "
U.S. Code"]
2 : to enter in the books as an accrual