ACCRETIVE Definition & Meaning

accretive

[ uh-kree-tiv ]

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adjective

increasing by natural growth or gradual addition:
Not only in manufacturing, but also in other sectors, there is an accretive demand for plastics.
growing together from separate or disparate parts into a single whole:
By making room for reports of single experiments and minor technical advances, journals have made the chaos of science accretive.
contributing to the growth or increase of something, especially profit:
Increased penetration of overseas markets will be accretive to the company’s earnings.
Effective presentation of data is greatly accretive to helping understand trends and insights.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of accretive¹

First recorded in 1655–65; from Late Latin accretivus, equivalent to Latin ��ŧ��(�ܲ�) “grown” + -ī��ܲ� -ive ( def ), accretion ( def )

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The proceeds would increase the defence contractor's flexibility to finance accretive investments and acquisitions, it added in a statement.

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"Whatever we launch, it's accretive to our business," he said, adding that major takeover deals were not on his agenda.

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It expects the deal to be mid-single digit earnings per share accretive in the first full financial year of ownership.

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Biogen puts an enterprise value of $7.3 billion on the acquisition, and said it would slightly dilute adjusted earnings per share this year, and be roughly neutral next year before becoming “significantly accretive” in 2025.

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The transaction is expected to generate medium-term double-digit growth per annum for Thales and to have accretive impact on its margins.

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