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Accrual

noun/kˈæpæks/
Definition
the act of accumulating
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæpæks/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹʌnˈəʊniə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹʌnˈəʊniə/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpæks/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
accumulateverbget or gather together
accrueverbcome into the possession of
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Rückstellung
der Akt des Ansammelns
🇫🇷French
accumulation
l'acte d'accumuler
🇪🇸Spanish
acumulación
el acto de acumular
🇮🇹Italian
maturazione
l'atto di accumulare
🇳🇱Dutch
opbouw
de handeling van het accumuleren
🇵🇹Portuguese
acumulação
o ato de acumular
🇷🇺Russian
начисление
акт накопления
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रोद्भवन
संचय करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
সঞ্চিত
জমা করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
திரட்டுதல்
குவிக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
సంచితం
కూడబెట్టే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
जमा
जमा करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
સંચય
સંચય કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಚಯ
ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സമാഹരണം
കുമിഞ്ഞുകൂടുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ
ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
جمع
جمع کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
应计
积累的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
見越額
蓄積する行為
🇰🇷Korean
발생
축적하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tích lũy
hành động tích lũy
🇹🇭Thai
เงินคงค้าง
การกระทำของการสะสม
🇮🇩Indonesian
akrual
tindakan mengumpulkan
🇲🇾Malay
akruan
perbuatan mengumpul
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الاستحقاق
فعل التراكم
🇮🇷Persian
تعهدی
عمل انباشته شدن
🇹🇷Turkish
tahakkuk
biriktirme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
צבירה
פעולת הצבירה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'accrual'?
The primary meaning of 'accrual' is 'the act of accumulating'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'accrual' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'accrual' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'accrual' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'accrual' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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