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Recent Examples of accrual The company identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting due to issues with expense recording and accruals. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 The earnings statement shows a sum of $19.4 million (£15.2 million) under the category of accruals and deferred income which refers to money a company receives for goods or services that haven't yet been delivered to the customer. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 This pause also included a stop on the accrual of interest and the requirement to make student loan payments. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 The decrease is primarily due to an impairment loss and legal settlement accrual. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 29 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for accrual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrual
Noun
  • That was an increase from 2.7% in 2021 and 2.4% in 2020 and 2019.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Here’s one basic reality the recent laws don’t recognize: If density increases in burn footprints, the number of prospective victims in the inevitable future fires there will also increase.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The airline recorded a significant 24% increase in available seat miles, accompanied by modest gains in passenger yield (up 0.5%) and an impressive 150 basis point improvement in occupancy rate relative to 2022.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The story has been updated to reflect the correct gain and the decline since that peak through Thursday’s close.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Getting Tunsil up front is a solid move in addition to acquiring Samuel.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • His constituents, in addition to complaining about the high-speed chases, had reported being racially profiled.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Getting users in China to upgrade their devices to run AI would be a big boost for Apple, which has seen its U.S. refresh pick up slower than expected due to those AI feature delays.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The service boost is a first step, and the CTA expects to add more measures, CTA Chief Innovation Officer Molly Poppe said.
    Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Accrual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrual. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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