Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accretive

/əˈkɹi.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cre-tive
IPA: /əˈkɹi.tɪv/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.

Example Sentences

"[…] Vegetables spring up from their Mother Earth; and we can no more discern their accretive Motion, then we can their most hidden cause."
"There could be no rest-houses for revolt, no dividend of joy paid out. Its spirit was accretive, to endure as far as the senses would endure, and to use each advance as base for further adventure, deeper privation, sharper pain."
"The deal, expected to be completed by the summer, would be immediately accretive to cashflow and earnings per share while giving BP an extra 500,000 barrels per day."

Etymology

Etymology tree English accrete Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English accretive From accrete + -ive.

Derived Forms

accretively accretivity nonaccretive

Frequently Paired Words

accrescent accretional

Questions

How do you pronounce accretive?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɹi.tɪv/.
What does accretive mean?: Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
Where does accretive come from?: Etymology tree English accrete Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English accretive From accrete + -ive.

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