accretive
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accretive — ac*cre tive, a. Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accretive — A company is described as being accretive if it achieves growth through internal expansion or acquisition. * * * accretive UK US /əˈkriːtɪv/ adjective FORMAL ► making the amount, level, or value of something gradually increase: accretive to… … Financial and business terms
Accretive — The process of accretion, which is the growth or increase by gradual addition, in finance and general nomenclature. An acquisition is considered accretive if it adds to earnings per share. In corporate finance, accretive acquisitions of … Investment dictionary
accretive — increasing increasing adj. 1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices. [Narrower terms: {accretionary ; {augmenting, augmentative, building ; {expanding ; {flared, flaring ; {growing ; {incorporative ; {lengthening ; {maximizing ;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accretive Acquisition — An acquisition that will increase the acquiring company s earnings per share (EPS). These acquisitions tend to be favorable for the company s market price because the price paid by the acquiring firm is lower than the boost the new… … Investment dictionary
accretive — adjective see accretion … New Collegiate Dictionary
accretive — See accretionary. * * * … Universalium
accretive — adjective /əˈkriːtɪv/ Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth Glanvill … Wiktionary
accretive — adj. increased through slow accumulation, increased by joining together, grown together … English contemporary dictionary
accretive — ac·cre·tive … English syllables
