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. ), see accretion ( def. )

Example Sentences

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accretive

Zymeworks expects the transaction “to be accretive to earnings and cash flow upon closing,” citing Yupelri’s U.S. profit share and global royalties, which currently generate annualized cash flows of $60 million.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Nextpower expects the Prevalon deal to be accretive to its revenue.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Still, Lam says the deal “appears accretive for EQX on near-term metrics and creates a larger Canadian focused producer,” with greater scale and a stronger Canadian production base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Still, he viewed the deal “favorably as it adds significant scale to SoundHound’s business and is accretive on a valuation basis.”

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 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 Belloc, Hilaire