Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Something that accrues; advantage accruing
To increase, to rise · To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent. · To be incurred as a result of the passage of time. · To accumulate.
First attested in mid 15th century. From Middle English acrewen, borrowed from Old French acreüe, past participle of accreistre (“to increase”), from Latin accrēsco (“increase”), from ad (“in addition”) + crēscō (“to grow”). Compare accrete.
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