accretive

adjective

ac·​cre·​tive ə-ˈkrē-tiv 

: relating to or characterized by accretion : produced by or growing by a series of additions of identical or similar things

an accretive process

accretive crystals [=crystals formed by accretion]

Companies need to be able to issue stock at high prices to fund acquisitions that are accretive to earnings.

—Bethany McLean

To [Ben] Zobrist, an ideal clubhouse is one where you can't tell whether a team has lost or won four games in a row. That's possible because of the steady, accretive cadence of baseball, a sport in which alternating games of no hits and three hits will win you a batting title.

—Bruce Schoenfeld

Synonyms

• accumulative
• additive
• conglomerative
• cumulative
• incremental

Examples of accretive in a Sentence

the story of his encounter with the bear was awash with accretive exaggeration, the bear becoming larger with each retelling of the tale

Recent Examples on the Web

Salesforce said the Own acquisition wouldn’t impact Salesforce’s shareholder return initiatives, and said the deal would be accretive to free cash flow starting in the second year after the deal closes. —Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024

The analyst boosted his 2025 earnings per share and cash flow per share estimates by 11% to 12% and increased his free cash flow per share forecast by 10%, given that the XCL deal is significantly accretive. —Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 14 July 2024

The accretive impact on revenue and margins will be more visible from full-year 2025 earnings, the firm added. —Sofia Celeste, WWD, 11 July 2024

Our focus remains on growing our hash rate in a highly accretive manner by leveraging opportunities presented by the post-halving landscape. —Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above