accretive
Americanadjective
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increasing by natural growth or gradual addition.
Not only in manufacturing, but also in other sectors, there is an accretive demand for plastics.
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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.
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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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Etymology
Origin of accretive
First recorded in 1655–65; from Late Latin accretivus, equivalent to Latin accrēt(us) “grown” + -īvus -ive ( def. ), see accretion ( def. )
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The combined business is expected to achieve over C$50 million in annual synergies, and to be immediately accretive to Tamarack’s free funds flow per share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The transaction is expected to be roughly 35% accretive to adjusted per-share earnings next year, inclusive of about $280 million in anticipated net expense synergies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The acquisition is expected to be earnings accretive, lifting net profit by about 2%, she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
With an unchanged overweight rating on ResMed’s Australia-listed stock, the Jarden analysts write in a note that using proceeds from the US$490 million divestment to implement an accretive buyback shows good capital management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Many more estates of the Church had come into the hands of this highly accretive family in the half century that had passed since the destruction of the monasteries.
From The Historic Thames by Hilaire Belloc
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