accrual.
The act or process of accruing; accumulation.
Meaning & usage
The act or process of accruing; accumulation.
An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
from the creditor's viewpoint, a receivable incurred in one fiscal year, but paid during another.
from the debtor's viewpoint, a debt incurred in one fiscal year, but paid during another.
Recruitment (of participants) to a clinical trial.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English accrue Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English accrual From accrue + -al.
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