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.
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Recent Examples of accruing
Another employee said unpaid contracts are now accruing interest, adding more costs.
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Rachel Siegel The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The 1987/88 champ, scraping past Juventus to keep its hopes intact, has been a dominant force in the Netherlands lately, accruing 91 points to win the Eredivisie last campaign and only recently overtaken by a resurgent first-place Ajax this domestic season.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
For now, the money the district has received from the state is sitting in an account accruing interest.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2025
But with dozens of small organizations shuttering by the day, damage to some of the world’s most vulnerable groups is accruing, some experts warned.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
His party has remained in power ever since, steadily accruing control over the country’s judiciary, electoral commission, state broadcaster, and other TV stations.
—Anthony Borden, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
For three hours, Nikki, played by Dern with an often terrifying magnificence, navigated a shifting labyrinth of chambers and antechambers, run-down homes and cavernous sound stages, shedding and accruing identities at every turn.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Weidner agrees that code enforcement liens shouldn’t sit, accruing additional fines, for years on end.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Among the ideas under consideration is eliminating the in-school interest subsidy on federal loans, which currently prevents interest from accruing while borrowers are enrolled in school.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Rachel Siegel The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The 1987/88 champ, scraping past Juventus to keep its hopes intact, has been a dominant force in the Netherlands lately, accruing 91 points to win the Eredivisie last campaign and only recently overtaken by a resurgent first-place Ajax this domestic season.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
For now, the money the district has received from the state is sitting in an account accruing interest.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2025
But with dozens of small organizations shuttering by the day, damage to some of the world’s most vulnerable groups is accruing, some experts warned.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
His party has remained in power ever since, steadily accruing control over the country’s judiciary, electoral commission, state broadcaster, and other TV stations.
—Anthony Borden, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
For three hours, Nikki, played by Dern with an often terrifying magnificence, navigated a shifting labyrinth of chambers and antechambers, run-down homes and cavernous sound stages, shedding and accruing identities at every turn.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Weidner agrees that code enforcement liens shouldn’t sit, accruing additional fines, for years on end.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Among the ideas under consideration is eliminating the in-school interest subsidy on federal loans, which currently prevents interest from accruing while borrowers are enrolled in school.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Accruing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accruing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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