2syllables
accrues
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accrues is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, accrues is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofaccrues
1noun
- Something that accrues; advantage accruing
1verb
- 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.
Example: "The monthly financial statements show all the actual but only some of the accrued expenses."
- To accumulate
Example: "He has accrued nine sick days."
- To become an enforceable and permanent right.
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