cash flows
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pluralof cash flow.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
cash flownounthe sum of the after-tax profit of a business plus depreciation and other noncash charges: used as an indication of internal funds available for stock dividends, purchase of buildings and equipment, etc.
Example Sentences
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Higher rates reduce the present value of future cash flows.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
All told, Nvidia’s free cash flow would have been about $21.7 billion for the period if those cash flows were factored in along with the cash flows related to equity investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Wall Street analysts generally work in silos, meaning that forecasts for profits and cash flows are often inconsistent between analysts in different sectors, even those at the same firm.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The U.K. baby-products retailer said Friday that it expects a material fall in orders in the year through March 2028, which will result in a similar hit to revenues, profits and cash flows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
I go back over Eduardo’s records of the ggeh, the daily cash flows, every line of the ledgers.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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