accrued
Example Sentences
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Each hour of leave is paid based on an employee’s final salary — not what they were earning when the time was accrued.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Now, Western Digital wants the $20.8 million that accrued during the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
I take that as proof that the web-hosting company—which you usually hear about during podcast advertisement breaks—has accrued more juice than I could ever have imagined.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
The families called for "those past and present who have presided over this despicable incompetence" to be held to account and stripped of their pensions accrued during their time at the hospital.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Believe it or not, your accrued, cultural knowledge, added to a little enthusiasm and singing, is more than enough to be able to incorporate music into a lesson or curriculum.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing accrued
The Inheritance Games
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President Obama's End of the Year Press Conference
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Challenge, List 5
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