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ac·cre·tion
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accrete
to grow or cause to grow together; be or become fused -
accretion disk
the rapidly spinning disk of gas that forms around the more compact component of a close binary star system as mass is transferred to the compact companion from the primary star. -
accrual
In finance, the accrual of something such as interest or investments is the adding together of interest or different investments over a period of time. -
accrue
If money or interest accrues or if you accrue it, it gradually increases in amount over a period of time. -
grow
to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.