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Outstanding vs Accrued - What's the difference?

outstanding | accrued |

As an adjective outstanding

is prominent or noticeable; standing out from others.

As a verb accrued is

past tense of accrue.

outstanding

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • prominent or noticeable; standing out from others
  • exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority
  • *
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The Gunners captain demonstrated his importance to the team by taking his tally to an outstanding 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Chelsea slumped again after their shock defeat at QPR last week.}}
  • projecting outwards
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  • unresolved; not settled or finished
  • owed as a debt
  • *

    • Derived terms

    * outstandingly

    Related terms

    * stand out * stand-out

    Anagrams

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    accrued

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (accrue)

    • Anagrams

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    accrue

    English

    (wikipedia accrue)

    Verb

    (accru)
  • To increase, to augment; to come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent.
  • * And though power failed, her courage did accrue -
  • * Interest accrues to principal - Abbott
  • * The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press - Junius
  • (accounting) To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.
    • The monthly financial statements show all the actual but only some of the accrued expenses.
  • (legal) To become an enforceable and permanent right.

    • Antonyms

    * (accounting) amortize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Something that accrues; advantage accruing
    • English words prefixed with ad-