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to increase in amount as time passes
They accrued vacation time throughout the calendar year. A penny-pincher who is accruing a fortune by spending next to nothing.
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Recent Examples of accrued
Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The employer should include the value of accrued and unused vacation, including the value of vacation time accrued during garden leave itself, in the employees’ final paycheck at the end of garden leave.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
If the amount of the penalty exceeds the amount of your accrued and unpaid interest, then a reduction of principal would be required in order to pay the penalty:
Terms apply.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
Boothe told workers they would be paid through Thursday as well as for any accrued and unused vacation time.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
This allows employees to keep track of accrued or available PTO and effortlessly request days off.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
Kate Plummer
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The band has now accrued four top 10 smashes on the Mainstream Rock Airplay list and more than twice as many — nine in total — on the Alternative Airplay tally.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The arbitrator also ordered the city to pay Biscari back wages and benefits as well as the legal costs that Local 42 accrued in pursuing the grievance.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
The second season, featuring the women spearheading #MomTok, accrued over 5 million views just five days after its global premiere.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The stock options sold came from 2020 performance rewards as well as stock accrued between 2011 and 2024.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The stock options sold came from 2020 performance rewards as well as stock accrued between 2011 and 2024.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The hardcover graphic novel will follow the storyline of the episode, which is undoubtedly a fan favorite, having accrued over 10 million global views in its first week of streaming alone.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
That approach would also force Sonos to test if it's accrued the type of customer loyalty as a company like Apple.
—Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
Another reason notice matters is that some states govern the payout of accrued and unused leave to departing employees and may specify the timeframe for paying their final paycheck.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The employer should include the value of accrued and unused vacation, including the value of vacation time accrued during garden leave itself, in the employees’ final paycheck at the end of garden leave.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
If the amount of the penalty exceeds the amount of your accrued and unpaid interest, then a reduction of principal would be required in order to pay the penalty:
Terms apply.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
Boothe told workers they would be paid through Thursday as well as for any accrued and unused vacation time.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
This allows employees to keep track of accrued or available PTO and effortlessly request days off.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
Adjective
This video, at the time of writing, has accrued over 650,000 views.
—Kate Plummer
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The band has now accrued four top 10 smashes on the Mainstream Rock Airplay list and more than twice as many — nine in total — on the Alternative Airplay tally.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The arbitrator also ordered the city to pay Biscari back wages and benefits as well as the legal costs that Local 42 accrued in pursuing the grievance.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
The second season, featuring the women spearheading #MomTok, accrued over 5 million views just five days after its global premiere.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The stock options sold came from 2020 performance rewards as well as stock accrued between 2011 and 2024.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The stock options sold came from 2020 performance rewards as well as stock accrued between 2011 and 2024.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The hardcover graphic novel will follow the storyline of the episode, which is undoubtedly a fan favorite, having accrued over 10 million global views in its first week of streaming alone.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
That approach would also force Sonos to test if it's accrued the type of customer loyalty as a company like Apple.
—Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrued
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Last week, a video of Hasan Piker reacting to the sight of Charlie Kirk getting shot during a discussion at Utah Valley University on Wednesday quickly accumulated millions of views.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Brunson won her first Emmy in 2022 for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series, and has accumulated 12 total nominations.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After testing, the Missouri State Highway Patrol allege the gun matched shell casings collected during their investigation.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Palmer said the federal benefits collected will be returned to the federal government.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Volume isn’t as much of a consideration for starting pitchers in the playoffs, when relievers can be maximized in shorter bursts.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The show maximized the lead-up to the episode with seven separate Instagram Reels to drum up interest and acquire new viewers.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Holland and Marek Epstein’s screenplay breathlessly regurgitates an aggregated fact sheet of Kafka’s life.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Currently, airlines claim AI is used with aggregated data, not personalized information, to streamline pricing analysis.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Accrued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrued. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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