as in accumulates
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 accrues
The valuations include the economics of a team’s stadium (including revenue from other events that accrues to the team’s owner) but not the value of the stadium real estate itself.
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Brett Knight, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Interest accrues during this short-term processing forbearance, and time in the processing forbearance is eligible for PSLF and IDR forgiveness.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The unpaid interest is added to the total amount due and accrues interest of its own.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Most of the benefit accrues to wealthier residents who can afford new cars and have access to charging stations.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
The note accrues interest at 7% and is due on July 31, 2025.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Frame every setback in the optimistic light of a career that accrues insight and experience over time.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Harris says that a bulk of the costs of the home health aide benefits could be offset by the savings the federal government accrues from negotiating lower prices from an increasing number of prescription drugs in the Medicare program.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Further, the 24-month limitation accrues over the course of an employee's tenure with a company.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Brett Knight, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Interest accrues during this short-term processing forbearance, and time in the processing forbearance is eligible for PSLF and IDR forgiveness.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The unpaid interest is added to the total amount due and accrues interest of its own.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Most of the benefit accrues to wealthier residents who can afford new cars and have access to charging stations.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
The note accrues interest at 7% and is due on July 31, 2025.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Frame every setback in the optimistic light of a career that accrues insight and experience over time.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Harris says that a bulk of the costs of the home health aide benefits could be offset by the savings the federal government accrues from negotiating lower prices from an increasing number of prescription drugs in the Medicare program.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Further, the 24-month limitation accrues over the course of an employee's tenure with a company.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Accrues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrues. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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