accrual basis accretion cutting • accrued interest · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · accrual basis · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · accumulation · · Synonym 1 accrual · · Synonym 2 accruement · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075