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Definition of accruednext
as in amassed

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verb

past tense of accrue
as in accumulated
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
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
Verb
In the living room, Mock recommends folding blankets, fluffing pillows, and returning any items that have accrued in the space to their rightful homes. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 July 2026 Mark Kelly’s résumé and the goodwill he’s accrued as Gabby Giffords’s spouse have granted him a high level of admiration. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for accrued
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrued
  1. aggregated
  2. accumulated
  3. built-up
  4. collected
  5. maximized
Adjective
  • The data is based on aggregated card and digital tip transactions from restaurants on the Toast platform, which has about 171,000 locations in the United States.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • The agreement calls for the sharing of aggregated data with all personally identifiable information removed.
    — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026
Definition of aggregated
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  • After years on a downward slope, surplus funds are paying down a pension debt accumulated over seven decades, the state’s rainy-day fund is full, state projects are receiving support, and the state’s credit was upgraded several times since 2020.
    — Elona Vaisnys, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Harvey accumulated 121 total tackles, four picks, 28 passes deflections as well as forced and recovered a pair of fumbles.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulated
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of built-up
Verb
  • At least 54 cities across the US have voted to cancel, non-renew, or reject Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPRs) since the start of the year, according to data collected by the Washington Examiner.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Mai is propagating more than 170 varieties collected from refugees around the world, helping preserve these precious grains while studying which are best suited to our changing climate.
    — Laura Mclively, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of collected
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  • Friedman maximized a seller’s market in previous deadlines, trading Noah Syndergaard (2023), James Paxton (2024) and Dustin May (2025) off the big-league roster in recent trading periods.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The Caribbean economies depended on slave labor, trade and supplies from around the world to make sure the sugar flowed freely and tax revenues to European colonial powers were maximized.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
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