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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
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
Boothe told workers they would be paid through Thursday as well as for any accrued and unused vacation time.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
Any accrued but unpaid interest is capitalized annually, causing the loan balance to increase.
—Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In total, her nine specials accrued 16 Emmy nominations.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The trailer accrued over seven million views, one of which was by Smith, who was blown away by the video.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
Mars has accrued five winners, while Gaga claims one more.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The global superstar has accrued multiple leaders on all of them, though his total number of winners differs from one list to the next.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
There have been years where a hit song accrued a lot of numbers but didn’t seem as culturally relevant — this isn’t one of those years.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
She’s already accrued 12 chances to walk away a winner, with most of her nominations landing her in the rap categories.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Including his 17 new Hot 100 wins, Future has accrued 49 new hits on the tally in 2024.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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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
Boothe told workers they would be paid through Thursday as well as for any accrued and unused vacation time.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
Any accrued but unpaid interest is capitalized annually, causing the loan balance to increase.
—Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
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Sellers tend to argue that those reports are unnecessary for transfers, because the purchase takes place after the credits have accrued, Burton explained.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In total, her nine specials accrued 16 Emmy nominations.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The trailer accrued over seven million views, one of which was by Smith, who was blown away by the video.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
Mars has accrued five winners, while Gaga claims one more.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The global superstar has accrued multiple leaders on all of them, though his total number of winners differs from one list to the next.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
There have been years where a hit song accrued a lot of numbers but didn’t seem as culturally relevant — this isn’t one of those years.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
She’s already accrued 12 chances to walk away a winner, with most of her nominations landing her in the rap categories.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Including his 17 new Hot 100 wins, Future has accrued 49 new hits on the tally in 2024.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Accrued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrued. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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