Finance & Corporate Jargon · Executive level

"Accretive"

"Accretive" describes a deal or acquisition that increases a company's earnings per share, making it financially additive rather than dilutive.

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How "Accretive" shows up at work

Finance's way of saying "this deal makes us money" while sounding too technical to question in a board meeting. Rarely defined when used, which is exactly the point.

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We believe this acquisition will be accretive within 18 months.

Plain English

We believe this acquisition will add to earnings within 18 months.

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