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accrue

verb as in increase by addition or growth, often financial

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However, interest on unsubsidized loans begins accruing as soon as the funds are disbursed, and the borrower is responsible for paying that interest over the life of the loan.

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“I have car insurance and a phone bill, and student loan bills. The government is shut down, but those payments aren’t shut down. They keep accruing,” Morris said.

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By the time the closing bell rang, Beyond Meat’s shares had erased more than 50% of the gains they had accrued since the rally began.

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While working as a retail manager making about $13 an hour, he saw that his monthly loan payments only partially covered the interest that was accruing and weren’t making a dent in his principal balance.

Next, West should use the $1,350 he currently puts into his savings account and primary brokerage account each month to pay down the $5,730 student loan, currently accruing interest.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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