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This is not to suggest the recurring basketball scandals on his watch should have been glossed over or that the image problems that accrued did not warrant a change in leadership. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "After months of turmoil, Tom Jurich isn't sure of his next move," 7 June 2018 Ovechkin has played this entire postseason as if liberating all the frustration that accrued during those tough times. — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, "The Capitals Purge Their Past, One Win at a Time," 3 June 2018 Min Suh, founder and CEO of Assess+RE talked about his study that shows the benefits that will accrue to the city that wins Amazon’s second headquarters. — Bloomberg.com, "Bloomberg Baystate Business: Markets, Amazon, Opioids," 19 Mar. 2018 The benefits of those are accruing to a very small few. — Shirin Ghaffary, Recode, "After 20,000 workers walked out, Google said it got the message. The workers disagree.," 21 Nov. 2018 Currently, the company has accrued approximately $2.4 million in sales and is producing two to four units per month. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Camper van with removable components can sleep a family," 21 Nov. 2018 Attendance and grading records obtained by The Post indicate that some students who accrued dozens of absences in the second and third quarters of are now listed as having zero absences in the first quarter. — Perry Stein, Washington Post, "Teachers at a D.C. school say seniors’ absences were erased, prompting investigation," 11 May 2018 Goalie Molly Laliberty has accrued a whopping 125 saves (.661 save percentage) through 15 games, allowing 4.5 goals per game. — Liam O’brien, BostonGlobe.com, "Sticking with a three-team race in the Middlesex Liberty," 16 May 2018 In his fourth big-league season, Lindor, 24, already has accrued two All-Star Game berths, won a Gold Glove and played in the 2016 World Series. — Stephen Ruiz, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Seven years after Francisco Lindor, another Montverde shortstop turns heads," 1 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'accrue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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What It Is
To accrue is to record revenue and expenses in the periods in which they are incurred. Accruals, the result of accruing, are key components of the accrual method of accounting.
How It Works
Company XYZ must insure one of its buildings. The insurance company bills Company XYZ $600 every six months (one bill in January, the next in July). If each bill is for six months' coverage, then under the accrual method, Company XYZ would not record a $600 expense in January and a $600 expense in July (doing so would mean Company XYZ was using the cash method); it would instead record a $100 expense each month for the whole year. That is, Company would match the expense to the periods in which it is incurred: $100 for January, $100 for February, $100 for March, and so on.
As you can see, accruing recognizes economic events in certain periods regardless of when actual cash transactions occur.
Why It Matters
Although it is more complex, harder to implement and harder to maintain than the cash method of accounting, most analysts agree that accruing provides a more accurate picture of a company's performance. That's because in any given accounting period, revenues are associated with their corresponding expenses, which gives a truer picture of the real costs of producing the revenue in a given period.
Additionally, accruing allows companies to reflect the fact that sales may have been made and expenses incurred even if cash has not changed hands yet (as is often the case with sales made on credit and similar circumstances). This in turn produces financial statements that are comparable over time.
However, one of the big drawbacks of accruing is that it tends to obscure the nature of the company's actual cash position (e.g., a company may show millions in sales but only have $10 in its cash account because its customers haven't paid yet).
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Note: Statutes of limitations begin to run when a cause of action accrues.
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