[{"word":"accruing","phonetic":"/əˈkɹuːɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/əˈkɹuːɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To increase, to rise","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The monthly financial statements show all the actual but only some of the accrued expenses."},{"definition":"To accumulate","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He has accrued nine sick days."},{"definition":"To become an enforceable and permanent right.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["add up","rise"],"antonyms":["amortize","defer","prepay"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accrue","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accruing"]}]