adjective

• Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.
• That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.
• (linguistics) Adding one statement to another.
• That tends to accumulate.
• (finance) Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid.
• (law) (of evidence, witnesses, etc.) Intended to illustrate an argument that has already been demonstrated excessively.