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[Thai Economics Library | Archives (for history)]
June 12, 2007

Accrue, Accrual

accrue (verb) - accumulate, gradually increasing amount over time

accrual (noun) - adding together

accrue to
accrue to account
automatically accrue to
benefits accrue to
earnings accrue to
gains accrue to
losses accrue to
savings accrue to
interest accrues to
profits accrue to
accrue goodwill
accrue fees
accrue points
accrue wealth
accrue commissions


Example sentences:

* Interest earned will automatically accrue to the your bank account.

* Interest will accrue to your account at the rate of 2% per annum.

* Benefits would certainly accrue to the community from the proposed community recreation center.

* Profits in the industry most often accrued to the few companies that controlled it, despite the existence of antitrust laws.

* Much of these savings will accrue to the company's bottom line.

* His wealth accrued slowly over time from the slow, deliberate, and careful investments he made.

* "Status and privilege accrue to successful sportsmen in contemporary society. "

* Under the new labour policies, gains will likely accrue to the higher skilled, younger, or more adaptable in the workforce.

* Losses under the new policy will most likely accrue to the lower-skilled, older, and less adaptable.

* There are so many loopholes in this legislation that we can be sure that benefits will only accrue to unscrupulous welfare cheaters.

* Higher earnings have accrued to banks over the last several years putting them in better financial shape.

* Accrued expenses are bills that the company has racked up over time.

* The client asked if he could pay the accrued fees in instalments.

* If your attack fails, your opponent will accrue points.

* Some argue that the benefits of free trade accrue mainly to to the rich.

* Money that accrues to your tax-free savings account can only be withdrawn after you retire.

* Much of the goodwill that had previously accrued to the company was lost during the intense cutthroat negotiations.

* Brokers will sometimes generate income for themselves by constantly and needlessly buying and selling investments for their clients and collecting the heavy commissions which accrue.


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