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
No payments are due while in the forbearance, and no interest is accruing on loan balances.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The findings echo other work such as Robert Putnam’s Our Kids, which argues for the value of accruing social capital in shaping the future of students.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The bill went unpaid for years amid appeals and challenges, accruing interest and additional legal fees, and growing from about $293,000 to more than $600,000.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Unlike typical transactions, interest on cash advances begins accruing immediately, with no grace period.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Penalties and interest on unpaid balances started accruing after the April 15 deadline.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Undeployed capital returns nothing while still (likely) accruing management fees, a double whammy that upsets investors while making future fundraising more difficult.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
This means that loan balances may increase over time due to negative amortization if payments aren’t high enough to cover the interest that’s accruing.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Allen likens the balancing act to the way that any songwriter must find a happy medium between working at a breakneck pace and accruing enough life experiences to have something to write about.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The findings echo other work such as Robert Putnam’s Our Kids, which argues for the value of accruing social capital in shaping the future of students.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The bill went unpaid for years amid appeals and challenges, accruing interest and additional legal fees, and growing from about $293,000 to more than $600,000.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Unlike typical transactions, interest on cash advances begins accruing immediately, with no grace period.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Penalties and interest on unpaid balances started accruing after the April 15 deadline.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Undeployed capital returns nothing while still (likely) accruing management fees, a double whammy that upsets investors while making future fundraising more difficult.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
This means that loan balances may increase over time due to negative amortization if payments aren’t high enough to cover the interest that’s accruing.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Allen likens the balancing act to the way that any songwriter must find a happy medium between working at a breakneck pace and accruing enough life experiences to have something to write about.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Accruing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accruing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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