: relating to or being a method of accounting that recognizes income when earned and expenses when incurred regardless of when cash is received or disbursed (see disburse sense 1a) compare cash entry 2
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Noun
had an accrual of $100 through interest on my savings account last year
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The loss was impacted by a $15.7 million other expense, net, primarily related to the accrual of additional expenses for net abandonment obligations.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Borrowers whose applications are not processed within 60 days will be moved into a general forbearance, which will not count toward forgiveness, but will pause interest accrual.
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Noun
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, was $66,000, resulting from a reduction in the accrual for sales tax.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
The loss was impacted by a $15.7 million other expense, net, primarily related to the accrual of additional expenses for net abandonment obligations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The program has several other benefits, including a subsidy that prevents loan balances from ballooning due to runaway interest accrual, and eventual student loan forgiveness in as little as 10 years for borrowers who took on small amounts of debt.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Borrowers whose applications are not processed within 60 days will be moved into a general forbearance, which will not count toward forgiveness, but will pause interest accrual.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Accrual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accrual. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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accrual
noun
ac·cru·al
ə-ˈkrü-əl 
1
: the action or process of accruing
claim must be brought within two years of the date of accrual
2
a
: something that accrues
especially
: an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose (as payment of taxes or interest)
b
: something that has accrued during a specified period
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