accrueEnglishOxford American Thesaurusaccrue verb 1 financial benefits will accrue from restructuring: result, arise, follow, ensue, emanate, stem, spring, flow; be caused by, be brought about by, be produced by, originate in, attend, accompany, be consequent on. 2 interest is added to the account as it accrues | the funds accrue interest: accumulate, collect, gather, build up, mount up, amass, grow, increase, augment, be added.