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Accrue Pronunciation
Accrue is pronounced uh-KROO, IPA /əˈkru/.
uh-KROO
US /əˈkru/ · UK /əˈkruː/
Syllables: uh · KROO (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To build up gradually over time, usually of money or interest.
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Accrue in a Sentence
- Interest will accrue from the first of the month.
- Holiday days accrue at two a month.
- Fines accrue quickly once the deadline passes.
Common Mispronunciations of Accrue
Not uh-KUH-roo
The cr is a single cluster with nothing between the k and the r. Two beats, not three, and the second one is loud.
Not A-kroo
KROO carries the weight and the opening a reduces to a bare uh. Accrual and accrued keep it in the same place.
Tip: Account and accuse spell two c letters and say one k, and this word does the same.
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