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accrue

/əˈkruː/verb

उच्चारण अक्रू

(धीरे-धीरे) बढ़ना, जमा होना, प्राप्त होना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I] ~ (to sb) (from sth) formal

    to increase over a period of time; to come to somebody as a result of something

    (धीरे-धीरे) बढ़ना, जमा होना, प्राप्त होना

    • Interest accrues on the deposit every month.
    • Many benefits accrue from regular exercise.
    • Interest will accrue on the loan from the first day.
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    • Benefits accrue to those who save regularly.
    • Leave accrues at two days for every month of service.

    Synonyms accumulate build up grow increase mount up

    Opposite decrease diminish dwindle

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth

    to allow a sum of money or debts to grow over a period of time

    (राशि) संचित करना

    • She accrued debts of two lakh rupees.
    • The fine accrued daily until the bill was paid.
    • The company allowed the unpaid taxes to accrue for several years.
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    • Penalties will accrue if the bill is not paid on time.
    • Her savings accrued a small sum of interest each quarter.

    Synonyms accumulate amass collect gather

◇Word family
accrual nounaccrued adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ac·crue

Double c and -crue (not 'acrue' or 'accru').

दो c और अंत में -crue ('acrue' या 'accru' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the collect words together: accrue (grow over time, of money or benefits), accumulate, amass (gather a large amount), garner.

जमा करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: accrue (समय के साथ बढ़ना, पैसे या लाभ का), accumulate, amass (बड़ी मात्रा इकट्ठा करना), garner।

§Grammar and usage

Accrue to sb, accrue from sth.

Usage: accrue to sb (किसी व्यक्ति को लाभ के रूप में मिलना), accrue from sth (किसी स्रोत से धीरे-धीरे इकट्ठा होना), जैसे 'Interest accrues from savings'।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Banking collocation: accrued interest (interest earned but not yet paid).

बैंकिंग collocation: accrued interest (अर्जित पर अभी न चुकाया ब्याज)।