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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cash flownoun

    the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses)

Wiktionary

  1. cash flownoun

    The sum of cash revenues and expenditures over a period of time.

  2. cash flownoun

    A statement of such transactions.

Wikipedia

  1. Cash Flow

    Cash Flow is the debut single from rapper Ace Hoods debut album Gutta. It features T-Pain, Rick Ross and DJ Khaled with a quick intro. DJ Khaled's not credited in "Cash Flow". It is produced by The Runners.

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  1. cash flow

    Cash flow is the net amount of money moving in and out of a business, investment, or financial product. It is usually measured during a specified period, either monthly, quarterly, or annually. Cash flow incorporates all income or revenue sources and also includes all expenses, investments, and debt repayment. It is a vital metric used to understand the liquidity and financial health of an entity. Positive cash flow indicates the ability to cater to financial obligations, while negative cash flow represents more money flowing out than coming in.

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  1. Cash flow

    Cash flow is the movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product. It is usually measured during a specified, limited period of time. Measurement of cash flow can be used for calculating other parameters that give information on a company's value and situation. Cash flow can be used, for example, for calculating parameters: it discloses cash movements over the period. ⁕to determine a project's rate of return or value. The time of cash flows into and out of projects are used as inputs in financial models such as internal rate of return and net present value. ⁕to determine problems with a business's liquidity. Being profitable does not necessarily mean being liquid. A company can fail because of a shortage of cash even while profitable. ⁕as an alternative measure of a business's profits when it is believed that accrual accounting concepts do not represent economic realities. For instance, a company may be notionally profitable but generating little operational cash. In such a case, the company may be deriving additional operating cash by issuing shares or raising additional debt finance.

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  1. cash flow

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cash flow in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cash flow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of cash flow in a Sentence

  1. Marcelo Claure:

    The new capital SoftBank is providing will restore momentum to the company and I am committed to delivering profitability and positive free cash flow.

  2. Peter Speer:

    We expect further spending cuts as exploration and production companies attempt to live within cash flow.

  3. Edith Yeung:

    If they didn't prepare even for at least three to six months more of cash flow, and they have to raise now because they're running out of cash, I really should not invest to begin with.

  4. Brian Youngberg:

    It was a good quarter to end the year. I think the focus now will be on improving the cash flow.

  5. Victor Suarez:

    There has to be the payment allocation by the Legislature (in the budget) and the cash flow, if one of the two things is not there, we can't do (the PFC payment). Right now, both are not there.


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