Accrual
From ACT Wiki
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Accounting.
An amount owing - but not yet invoiced - for services or goods received before the end of the accounting period. An accrual is a form of liability, because it represents cash that will have to be paid out in the future, for a benefit that has already been received.
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Pensions.
In a defined benefit pension scheme, the build up over time of entitlement to future benefits, resulting from additional years of pensionable service.
