ACCRUE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

accrue

verb

Definition of accrue

as in to accumulate

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 accrue As of May 2024, the Sleep Styler had reportedly accrued $165 million in overall sales, and the product remains available through third-party retailers. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026 The adjustment accounts for efficiencies CMS expects to accrue in how those services are delivered over time. — Bill Miller, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Policy loans can accrue interest and reduce the death benefit and remaining cash value, and taking too much money from a policy can create problems with keeping the coverage in force. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The unpaid debt is said to have accrued between January 1 and August 31, and constitutes the amount owed following the seizure and auction of property from the premises, carried out earlier by a bailiff. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accrue

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Rocks and plants The first method measures beryllium-10, an isotope that accumulates in the top few centimeters of rock that is exposed to the sky.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Research has demonstrated the importance of initiating appropriate treatment early in the course of disease, before neurological damage accumulates.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of accumulate

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Leaders are expected to eliminate excess capacity, reduce working capital, streamline organizations, consolidate vendors and maximize the use of assets.

— Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
This means that maximizing profits and shareholder value – which is the sole concern of corporations according to some prescriptive schools of economic thought – is not the company's only priority.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

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According to average high and low temperatures collected by AccuWeather, Boise residents can expect February to warm slightly.

— Hali Smith October 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
Reduce the personal information scammers can access Scammers can collect personal details from people-search websites and data brokers to make their messages more convincing.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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