| 单词 | accrual |
| 释义 | accrual (once / 211060 pages) n That nest egg in the bank that gets bigger each year with interest? That's an accrual — a sum of money, or benefit of some kind, that gets bigger over time. Strictly speaking, an accrual doesn't have to be financial. Most religions believe you can obtain a spiritual accrual by doing good deeds on earth, for example. The origin of the word, as well as other similar terms such as accrue (the act of obtaining an accrual) come from the Latin word accrescere — meaning "to become larger." WORD FAMILYaccrual: accruals+/accrue: accrual, accrued, accruement, accrues, accruing/accruement: accruements USAGE EXAMPLESThe bank said non-interest expenses rose due in part to higher litigation accruals and salaries. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) But it would end up being one of many little things—a slow accrual, compounding steadily and imperceptibly toward critical mass. Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air(1996) While it would be nice to think that over time, accrual items balance out with actual cash flow, this is not always the case. US News(Jul 06, 2016) n the act of accumulating Syn|Hypo|Hyper accruement, accumulation buildup the act of building up an accumulation deposit, depositionthe act of putting something somewhere increase, step-up the act of increasing something |
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