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accrued interest

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noun

  1. interest accumulated at a given time but not yet due or paid.


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In December 2024, she was sued by the law firm Winston & Strawn for her late husband’s alleged failure to pay legal fees of roughly $314,000 plus accrued interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

“That amount is more than sufficient to satisfy the judgment, plus accrued interest and enforcement costs.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Borrowers should note that their accrued interest gets added to the principal balance of the consolidated loan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

TVR did not respond to a request for comment, but the company has previously confirmed that it had repaid its £2m loan to the Welsh government along with accrued interest.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

You have the accrued interest on the thousand pounds your grandmother left you.

From The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

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