accrual

== English == === Etymology === From accrue +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈkɹuːəl/ === Noun === accrual (countable and uncountable, plural accruals) The act or process of accruing; accumulation. 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. (health sciences) Recruitment (of participants) to a clinical trial. ==== Synonyms ==== (an increase): accretion, arisal (accounting): deferral ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “accounting”): deferral, prepayment ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === caracul