accruing

verb

Definition of accruingnext
present participle of accrue
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 Big is back Tired of mass tapas-ification, where shareable small plates end up accruing a big bill? — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025 Thus, free cash flow provides a good measure of the money accruing to shareholders as owners. — Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 Since borrowers on the SAVE litigation hold are in an interest-free forbearance, there are no payments due and no interest is accruing. — Robert Farrington, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

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