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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
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Beyond attempting to smooth the industry’s many ruffled feathers, Hollywood’s newest mogul must now also wrestle down an astonishing $80 billion in debt accrued as a result of this highly leveraged merger. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Wilson, in turn, blamed Coulter, who served between Griffin’s two terms, for millions of dollars of debt accrued by the village. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 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
  • This federated learning strategy, which allows the decentralized network of AI models to learn from aggregated data, could eventually scale across entire geographic regions or countries, Hellander explained.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The aggregated effect translates to about two to three additional local patents per year in the five years following a subsidy, rising to six to nine additional patents annually in the counties with the densest concentrations of firms.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of aggregated
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  • Debris and old foods accumulated on the floor under the cookline, around the deli meat slicer and under the warewashing sink.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, for instance, has struggled with occupancy despite major marketing campaigns and has accumulated nearly $700 million in losses since 2017, according to the Financial Times.
    — Contessa Brewer,Ryan Ruggiero, CNBC, 22 Oct. 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
  • Engineers use the physical measurements collected during core heating to test the accuracy of their mathematical reactor models.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The total revenue collected was $168,294 but the cost to the district was $731,323.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of collected
Verb
  • Those views have been maximized throughout the home, thanks to walls of glass that surround just about every space, including the corner living room.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At Sala Rattanakosin, the striking views of Wat Arun across the Chao Phraya are maximized at every turn, from the open walls of the lobby restaurant to the all-glass bathrooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
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