accretive

American  

[uh-kree-tiv] / əˈkri tɪv /

Also accretionary

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonaccretive adjective

Etymology

Origin of accretive

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

Example Sentences

Disney said its Abu Dhabi theme park would be accretive to earnings from the day it opens, unlike parks it builds itself that typically take a while to turn a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Swiss building-materials supplier said Tuesday that the transaction is accretive to earnings per share in the first year.

From The Wall Street Journal

IBM said it expects the acquisition to be accretive to adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization within the first full year of closing, and to add to free cash flow by the second.

From Barron's

IBM said Monday that it expects the deal to close by the middle of 2026 and be accretive to adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization “within the first full year.”

From MarketWatch

“Decades of accretive rulemakings have produced reams of paperwork that can do more to obscure than to illuminate,” said Paul Atkins, after ringing the market’s opening bell.

From Barron's