# accrual

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈkɹuːəl/ · frequency rank #52,755

## Definitions
1. The act or process of accruing; accumulation.
2. An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
3. 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.
4. Recruitment (of participants) to a clinical trial.

## Etymology
From accrue + -al.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/accrual