| v. i. | 1. | To increase; to augment. |
| 2. | To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent. | |
| n. | 1. | Something that accrues; advantage accruing. |
| Verb | 1. | accrue - grow by addition; "The interest accrues" |
| 2. | accrue - come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" Synonyms: fall |
TO ACCRUE. Literally to grow to; as the interest accrues on the principal.
Accruing costs are those which become due and are created after judgment of
an execution.
2.-To accrue means also to arise, to happen, to come to pass; as the
statute of limitations does not commence running until the cause of action
has accrued. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 861; 2 Rawle, 277; 10 Watts, 363; Bac. Abr.
Limitation of Actions, D 3.
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