accrued
Example Sentences
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“It was simply a matter of reducing accrued vacation liability on the books and paying it out,” Adelkoff said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Everton then spent £97m before the 2025-26 campaign - a club record net outlay in a summer transfer window - to repeat the same finish having accrued one more point.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The money funded speculative personal investments that were used to help cover personal trading losses accrued years earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The ruling also requires payment of unspecified accrued interest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
I accrued last night’s infraction because my last clean blouse was the wrong color; it’s not as if I’ve magically acquired more white ones since then.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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