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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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The ruling also requires payment of unspecified accrued interest.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

That's because, as a higher earner, her loan debt has accrued interest at a rate of 6.2%.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

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

And trouble postponed always has to be met with accrued interest.

From Old Gorgon Graham More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son by George Horace Lorimer

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