accretive

Also ac·cre·tion·ar·y

[uh-kree-tiv]

adjective

1. increasing by natural growth or gradual addition.

   Not only in manufacturing, but also in other sectors, there is an accretive demand for plastics.

2. 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.

3. 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.

Other Word Forms

• nonaccretive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accretive¹

First recorded in 1655–65; from Late Latin accretivus, equivalent to Latin accrēt(us) “grown” + -īvus -ive ( def. ), accretion ( def. )

Example Sentences

It also expects the transaction to support free cashflow and dividend growth over the long-term while being immediately accretive to earnings per share, it said.

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Cliffs expects the deal to be “highly accretive” to shareholders, and more details will come in the fourth quarter of 2025 or the first quarter of 2026.

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If executed properly, having them together is still value accretive.

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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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