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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The rate of return he uses is dollar-weighted, which takes into account cash flows, dividends, etc.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
TCS has been the group's cash cow, contributing to some 85% of cash flows, but is no longer the pillar of support it once was.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Subsequent years saw a drawn-out struggle across the industry to complete construction projects as shares plunged and cash flows dried up.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
You are a participant in wealth creation, in the cash flows of businesses you own a piece of.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
A mortgage bond was a claim on the cash flows from a pool of thousands of individual home mortgages.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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