Synonyms of accruing

accruing

verb

present participle of accrue

as in accumulating

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.

Related Words

• accumulating
• maximizing
• collecting
• extending
• gaining
• amassing
• enhancing
• expanding
• enlarging
• enriching
• doubling (in)
• mounting
• elevating
• growing (in)
• tripling (in)
• boosting
• gathering
• stepping up
• ramping (up)
• building up
• jacking (up)
• picking up

Dissimilar Words

• falling (in)
• dwindling
• tapering
• declining (in)
• lessening
• dipping
• losing
• diminishing (in)
• decreasing (in)
• abating
• tapering off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accruing

On a credit card, paying your balance in full can also help avoid accruing interest charges. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026

The Trust is entitled to prejudgment interest on those distributions, accruing as of the date on which the distribution was made. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Tidal has also promised to label AI music and ban those tracks from accruing royalties. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

For more than three years, Starship’s development has been defined by a series of spectacular successes and failures, accruing incremental progress in between. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026

Every remediation should end with a change to the process that created the gap, so the debt stops accruing at the source. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

That leaves around €145million from elsewhere, with €136m accruing to the men’s first team, principally via the successful defence of their La Liga title. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

But the United States would also have to stop accruing massive amounts of new debt. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

The three-foot radius around your toilet is just as prone to collecting bacteria, grime, and accruing smells as the toilet bowl itself. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 24 Aug. 2026