accrual
/əˈkɹuːəl/noun
High School
1
The act or process of accruing; accumulation.
2
An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
3
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.
4
Recruitment (of participants) to a clinical trial.
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Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
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Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing