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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
Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Over the years, Macy has accrued a handful of other onscreen credits, including Room (2015), The Dropout, The Conners, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), and Train Dreams (2025).
—Luria Freeman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Sutter County officials plan to keep the more than $200,000 of interest accrued on the $80 million while the mistake was sorted out.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Shiffrin has so far accrued all her points in slalom and giant slalom.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Through interest, the debt has accrued 6% per year, or about $2 million per year, since it was issued.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The financial rewards accrued from streaming and downloading have been parsimonious.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
Auditors found the agency could not verify whether those amounts were properly accrued or even recovered.
—J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026
Little benefit accrued to the country.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 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
The largest digital meeting place has been Facebook, where the Stop The AI Data Center in Independence group page has accrued nearly 66,000 followers as of Thursday.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Over the years, Macy has accrued a handful of other onscreen credits, including Room (2015), The Dropout, The Conners, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), and Train Dreams (2025).
—Luria Freeman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Sutter County officials plan to keep the more than $200,000 of interest accrued on the $80 million while the mistake was sorted out.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Shiffrin has so far accrued all her points in slalom and giant slalom.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Through interest, the debt has accrued 6% per year, or about $2 million per year, since it was issued.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The financial rewards accrued from streaming and downloading have been parsimonious.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
Auditors found the agency could not verify whether those amounts were properly accrued or even recovered.
—J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026
Little benefit accrued to the country.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrued
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Investors who had accumulated short positions over the past six months — betting that Pop Mart's appeal was a short-term fad — unwound those positions on Tuesday, Rein said, contributing to the sell-off.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Whatever wholesome energy might have accumulated in the air from that exchange dissipates as soon as we’re thrown back in the galley.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Beta version — data is collected for AJC journalism only and will not power a public wait time display at this time.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Federal officials can then query that data and unmask the identities of Americans whose communications have been collected, a process critics say creates a backdoor way to search private citizens’ information without court approval.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Designers wisely put the arena’s concessions traffic and eating areas above all the seats and outdoors, enabling every inch inside to be maximized.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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One way Yaitanes maximized his resources was by being careful about where to take his time and where to put his years of experience to use, shooting as much as possible as fast as possible.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Haunting and wonderful images coalesce then dissipate, or recur without a sense of aggregated force.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 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 Mar. 2026.
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