Accumulate vs. Accrue

Accumulate vs. Accrue — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Accumulate and Accrue

Accumulateverb

(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)

He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.

Accrueverb

(intransitive) To increase, to augment; to come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent.

Accumulateverb

(intransitive) To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.

Accrueverb

To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.

The monthly financial statements show all the actual but only some of the accrued expenses.

Accumulateadjective

Collected; accumulated.

Accrueverb

(transitive) to accumulate

He has accrued nine sick days.
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Accumulateverb

get or gather together;

I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wifeShe is amassing a lot of data for her thesisShe rolled up a small fortune

Accrueverb

To become an enforceable and permanent right.

Accumulateverb

collect or gather;

Journals are accumulating in my officeThe work keeps piling up

Accruenoun

(obsolete) Something that accrues; advantage accruing

Accrueverb

grow by addition;

The interest accrues

Accrueverb

come into the possession of;

The house accrued to the oldest son
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