accrued interest
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“That amount is more than sufficient to satisfy the judgment, plus accrued interest and enforcement costs.”
From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025
Insurers book as an asset the accrued interest income they are due from performing loans that is owed but that hasn’t been paid yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 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
In addition to paying less each month, borrowers will have any accrued interest that exceeds their monthly payments waived.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023
These shreds of gossip returned to Nellie now with accrued interest, and she began to believe in the theory of fire being behind smoke.
From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.
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