accrual
IPA: ʌkrˈuʌɫ
noun
- An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
- (accounting) from the creditor's viewpoint, a charge incurred in one accounting period that has not been, but is to be, paid by the end of it.
- (health sciences) Recruitment (of participants) to a clinical trial.
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Examples of "accrual" in Sentences
- Sort of like cash vs. accrual accounting.
- Government has moved to accrual basis in 2006.
- It has not adopted the accrual system of accounting.
- The daily accrual method is commonly used in the UK.
- I didn't know that GFDL accrual was such a big deal.
- Adopted full accrual accounting, consistent with IPSAS.
- An accrual based system is being developed for Iraqi use.
- Costs are generally considered on a cash not accrual basis.
- The receiver of the range accrual coupons is selling binary options.
- River banks are formed by the collection or accrual of sedimentary deposits.
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