ACCRUAL

accumulation, accrual, accruement

(noun) the act of accumulating

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

accrual (plural accruals)

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.

Synonyms

• (an increase): arisal

• (accounting): deferral

Antonyms

• (accounting): deferral, prepayment

Anagrams

• caracul

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cru"al, n.

Definition: Accrument. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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