Accord and Accrued

Key Points

• Accord: (Noun) Agreement or harmony. (Verb: to give or grant (power, status, or recognition) to (someone); to be in agreement or consistent with).
  • Example: The two sides reached an accord after long negotiations.
• Accrued: (Verb, past tense/past participle of 'accrue') (Of a benefit or sum of money) be received or accumulated over time.
  • Example: The interest had accrued over several months.

Let's analyze the given options:

• 1) Accord means collected and accrued means agreement - Incorrect. Both definitions are incorrect for the respective words.
• 2) Accord means agreement and accrued means arrived - Incorrect. While "Accord means agreement" is correct, "accrued means arrived" is incorrect; "accrued" means accumulated over time.
• 3) Accord means accepted and accrued means received - "Accord" primarily means agreement, though it can be related to something being accepted. "Accrued means received" is a valid meaning. This option is less precise for "Accord" compared to "agreement".
• 4) Accord means agreement and accrued means accumulated - This option accurately provides primary and correct definitions for both words. "Agreement" is a direct meaning of "accord," and "accumulated" is a direct meaning of "accrued."