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accruement

accruement

8.2
A gradual increase over time, often of money or benefits
  • noun
  • /əˈkruːmənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : acumulación
  • Public debt, its accruement, its impact on the economic performance of states, and the question of how over-indebtedness can be successfully avoided are problems that have seized top places on the agenda of economic research for decades.

Examples

  • The company's financial reports indicate a slow but steady accruement of profits each quarter.

  • The accruement of interest on the loan increased the total amount owed significantly.

  • Her savings account showed a steady accruement of funds over the past year.

Synonyms

accumulation
vsaccruement
30 3.4

A group of things gathered in one place over time

is similar but stresses financial or formal addition over time
accrual
vsaccruement
  • Specialized
3 7.2

A slow rise in money or benefits over time

is the general process of being added to over time
amassment
vsaccruement
7.4

A large collection of things gathered over time

is about gradual addition over time rather than one large hoard
accretion
vsaccruement
  • Formal
9.3

Increase of a person's share of an inheritance when another heir dies or refuses it

is the broader process of being added to, not only legal inheritance cases

Antonyms

decrease
84 2.2

A drop in amount or number

diminution
5 7.9

A decrease in size, amount, or importance

Surface Forms

accruement singular
accruements plural

Morphology

accruement = accrue (transparent) = accrue + ment

Formed by the verb 'accrue' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ment', so the meaning 'the process/result of accruing' follows directly from its parts.

Etymology

Accruement comes from an old Latin root crescere meaning 'to grow' and the prefix ac- meaning 'to'. So accruement is the idea of something that 'grows' or is added little by little over time, like interest or savings in a bank account.