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

“However, we increasingly question whether there is sufficient buyer appetite to support meaningful transactions at value‑accretive levels,” JPM says, noting an unconducive political and macroeconomic backdrop.

From The Wall Street Journal

They see this as very attractive compared with peers, with any further cost cuts being highly accretive to earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal

It said there’s “no downside” given the existing stake is significantly value accretive.

From MarketWatch

The company said it expects growth from its accretive barrels to come overwhelmingly from outside the Middle East this year, meaning that higher oil prices would more than offset its production shutdown in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its Asia-Pacific revenue therefore isn’t likely to be materially accretive in the near term, with earnings uplift likely to be progressive, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal