ac·crue /ə-'krü/ 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 accrue until the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known that he may have suffered injury — National Law Journal
◇ 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
— usu. used with to or from
advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press
interest accrue 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 accrue
vt
1: to accumulate or have due after a period of time
authorized by law to accrue leave...in the maximum amount of 120 days — U.S. Code
2: to enter in the books as an accrual
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.