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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
Abc News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
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
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
In the same vein, after being crowned the winner of season 4 in 2005, Underwood has accrued the most nominations and wins of any American Idol winner, according to the Recording Academy.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Since 2022, the NFC South champion has accrued win totals of eight, nine, 10 and eight.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
The project’s vast ambitions have already accrued about five years of delay, and, all told, its price to taxpayers has ballooned to nearly $5 billion.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
According to the university, a larger IRA reserve was accrued over the pandemic due to closures and reduced in-person activities, leaving CSUF with a balance it was required to spend under the broader CSU policy.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Through the team’s first 20 games, Larnach accrued only 39 plate appearances, starting just nine times, appearing in five more games and sitting out the other six.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Back in 2024, two photos of Perry that appeared to have been created by generative AI accrued hundreds of thousands of engagements after they were shared on X.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
The debt, accrued under both Republican and Democratic administrations, is now costing more than $1 trillion annually in interest payments alone.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The complaint claims that workers immediately lost their jobs, benefits, and access to company systems at that time, and were owed accrued vacation and sick pay.
—Abc News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
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
Last week, Nebius donated $227,000 to fully eliminate a year’s worth of lunch debt accrued by all students in the Independence and Fort Osage school districts.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
In the same vein, after being crowned the winner of season 4 in 2005, Underwood has accrued the most nominations and wins of any American Idol winner, according to the Recording Academy.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Since 2022, the NFC South champion has accrued win totals of eight, nine, 10 and eight.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
The project’s vast ambitions have already accrued about five years of delay, and, all told, its price to taxpayers has ballooned to nearly $5 billion.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
According to the university, a larger IRA reserve was accrued over the pandemic due to closures and reduced in-person activities, leaving CSUF with a balance it was required to spend under the broader CSU policy.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Through the team’s first 20 games, Larnach accrued only 39 plate appearances, starting just nine times, appearing in five more games and sitting out the other six.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Back in 2024, two photos of Perry that appeared to have been created by generative AI accrued hundreds of thousands of engagements after they were shared on X.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
The debt, accrued under both Republican and Democratic administrations, is now costing more than $1 trillion annually in interest payments alone.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrued
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The most fraught part of settling an estate can be disposing of all the possessions accumulated over a lifetime.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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An older egg will tilt or stand upright on the bottom, and one that floats has accumulated significant air.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The 16-year-old Sullivan collected his first career MLS goal, playing a cross to Ben Bender and finishing the return pass to cut the deficit to 3-2.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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That’s because the government’s gas tax isn’t collected right at the pump, but rather at the wholesale level.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The crew has maximized its talent thus far.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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Art, increasingly, is maximized to encompass us, and Cosm understands this moment well.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 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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