noun
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the act of accruing
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something that has accrued
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accounting a charge incurred in one accounting period that has not been paid by the end of it
Usage
What does accrual mean? Accrual is the process or result of gaining more of a particular thing.Accrual is the noun form of the verb accrue, which means to grow and accumulate naturally or to be added periodically. Accrual is especially used in the context of finance to refer to the growth of interest in an account.Example: A retirement fund allows for the accrual of money over the course of your career so that you can support yourself once you stop working.
Other Word Forms
- nonaccrual adjective
Etymology
Origin of accrual
Example Sentences
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It combines returns on equity, debt-to-book value and an “accruals ratio” of operating assets to total assets.
From MarketWatch
Those are generally accrual accounting measures, which reflect the effects of actions that happened during the year, not actual cash payments.
The culprit, according to Nick Kalivas, head of factor and equity ETF strategy at Invesco, was the accounting concept of accruals.
In particular, it’s become helpful in tracking down information for journal entries, such as accruals for revenue and expenses, that are eventually tallied up on the balance sheet, ON Semiconductor’s Trent said.
The agency is trying to determine whether its accruals are overstated.
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