accretive

adjective

ac·cre·tive ə-ˈkrē-tiv

: relating to or characterized by accretion : produced by or growing by a series of additions of identical or similar things

an accretive process

accretive crystals [=crystals formed by accretion]

Companies need to be able to issue stock at high prices to fund acquisitions that are accretive to earnings.—

Bethany McLean

To [Ben] Zobrist, an ideal clubhouse is one where you can't tell whether a team has lost or won four games in a row. That's possible because of the steady, accretive cadence of baseball, a sport in which alternating games of no hits and three hits will win you a batting title.—

Bruce Schoenfeld

Examples of accretive in a Sentence

the story of his encounter with the bear was awash with accretive exaggeration, the bear becoming larger with each retelling of the tale

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Gross profit margin improved to 28.6% from 27.5% in the same quarter of the previous year, attributed to accretive margins from acquisitions and manufacturing efficiencies. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 The days of easy returns through multiple expansion are behind us, but for firms willing to get back to basics—refining operations, strengthening leadership and pursuing accretive acquisitions—there’s plenty of room to create value. —

Abhishek Nanda, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Turkish is a densely metaphoric and accretive language. —

Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 Salesforce said the Own acquisition wouldn’t impact Salesforce’s shareholder return initiatives, and said the deal would be accretive to free cash flow starting in the second year after the deal closes. —

Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for accretive