() [, ]a gradual increase in an amount of money（款项）自然累积◆the accrual of interest利息的增长 ( acˌcrued ˈcharge, acˌcrued exˈpense, acˌcrued liaˈbility) [] an estimated amount of money that a business owes for goods or services that have been supplied to it but for which no request for payment has been received. This amount is recorded in the accounts at the end of the accounting period.应计额；发生额➡accrue