as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
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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The accretive impact on revenue and margins will be more visible from full-year 2025 earnings, the firm said.
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Sofia Celeste, WWD, 5 July 2024
All buybacks will be accretive, but the magnitude of the gains is going to depend on how many shares are pulled out of circulation.
—CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Progress Software continues to focus on its growth strategy through accretive acquisitions and maintaining high levels of profitability.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Other bets in biotech or AI are less directly accretive but speak to the broader role Ardoino sees Tether playing in the future.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Sofia Celeste, WWD, 5 July 2024
All buybacks will be accretive, but the magnitude of the gains is going to depend on how many shares are pulled out of circulation.
—CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Progress Software continues to focus on its growth strategy through accretive acquisitions and maintaining high levels of profitability.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2025
Zoom out: Other bets in biotech or AI are less directly accretive but speak to the broader role Ardoino sees Tether playing in the future.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for accretive
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“Accretive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretive. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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