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Meaning of accrual | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
əˈkɹuːəl

Definitions

  1. increment
  2. The act or process of accruing; accumulation.
    countable, uncountable
  3. An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
    countable, uncountable
  4. first-person singular present indicative of incrementar
  5. from the creditor's viewpoint, a charge incurred in one accounting period that has not been, but is to be, paid by the end of it.
    countable, uncountable
  6. Recruitment (of participants) to a clinical trial.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The effect of her alcoholism wasn't over, of course, and our relationship continues well past her death. What did change was that the accrual of new events stopped. I didn't have to worry about her anymore. She would never drink again.”
“The finding out of the source accrual or arisal of income is not material as the incidence of charge is dependent on the place of accrual or arisal of income.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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