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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
Rhyma Castillo, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
Long criticized by fiscal hawks and ratings agencies as a one-time fix, sweeping accrued money out of TIF districts has increasingly become a short-term lifeline for both the city and — especially this year — Chicago Public Schools.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Military members are supposed to receive accrued pay after the shutdown is over.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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
This allows employees to keep track of accrued or available PTO and effortlessly request days off.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
Mason Leib, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
But even at the household level, Americans over 55 have accrued wealth more rapidly than those who are younger.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Following the events of season 2, Laurie tracked Rue down and forced her to become a personal mule after informing Rue that, with interest accrued, her former $10,000 debt now stood at $43,887,000.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
If refunds take longer than anticipated, the interest accrued on a loan may be greater than the refund itself.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
In the first 11 starts of his Masters career, Reed accrued just three eagles on those two holes.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
There was a pervasive sense of cultural apathy regarding the study of the past that was growing stronger by the minute, as if the world had already accrued the maximum knowledge of prior civilizations and required nothing further in order to barrel onward into the future.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The luxury hotel brand’s first outpost in Tokyo only opened in autumn 2025, but its faultlessly helpful staff seem to have already accrued a generation’s worth of Japanese hospitality.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Grana says agents are still paying off debt accrued from the 43-day federal shutdown that ended last November.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The package also includes accrued benefits like retirement, pension or healthcare.
—Rhyma Castillo, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
Long criticized by fiscal hawks and ratings agencies as a one-time fix, sweeping accrued money out of TIF districts has increasingly become a short-term lifeline for both the city and — especially this year — Chicago Public Schools.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Military members are supposed to receive accrued pay after the shutdown is over.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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
This allows employees to keep track of accrued or available PTO and effortlessly request days off.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
Verb
Over his decadeslong acting career, Muldoon accrued nearly 100 acting credits, as well as more than one dozen producing credits and several soundtrack credits, according to IMDb.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
But even at the household level, Americans over 55 have accrued wealth more rapidly than those who are younger.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Following the events of season 2, Laurie tracked Rue down and forced her to become a personal mule after informing Rue that, with interest accrued, her former $10,000 debt now stood at $43,887,000.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
If refunds take longer than anticipated, the interest accrued on a loan may be greater than the refund itself.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
In the first 11 starts of his Masters career, Reed accrued just three eagles on those two holes.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
There was a pervasive sense of cultural apathy regarding the study of the past that was growing stronger by the minute, as if the world had already accrued the maximum knowledge of prior civilizations and required nothing further in order to barrel onward into the future.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The luxury hotel brand’s first outpost in Tokyo only opened in autumn 2025, but its faultlessly helpful staff seem to have already accrued a generation’s worth of Japanese hospitality.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Grana says agents are still paying off debt accrued from the 43-day federal shutdown that ended last November.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrued
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As people returned from their Earth Week effort to clear trash accumulated over the winter from Waukegan Municipal Beach on Saturday, two were lugging large rusted pieces of steel.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Neither of the engines was damaged during the 470 seconds of hot firing accumulated during the tests.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Shao and her colleagues used data collected from storms that occurred between 2012 and 2017 to determine where people were at most risk of floods and then analyzed those areas’ demographic information.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Dodgers collected three hits, never more than one in an inning.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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In most cases, the first few episodes of a series stream for free, and a viewer pays for the rest; profit is further maximized through a staunch commitment to efficiency, often at the expense of labor standards.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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But who best maximized their draft capital?—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This must include standardized mechanisms for clinicians, users, and families to report serious psychological harms linked to chatbot use, with mandatory public disclosure of aggregated data.—
Marc Augustin,
STAT,
16 Apr. 2026
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The alleged success of Housing First does not come from aggregated homelessness data, but from case studies of different homelessness programs.—
Christopher Calton,
Oc Register,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The Caribbean-facing region of Quintana Roo has some of Mexico's busiest and most built-up beachfronts, but visitors looking for a more serene escape will love still-secret destinations like Mahahual.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Accrued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrued. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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