cash flow

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cash′ flow′, 

1. Accounting, Business the 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.

• 1950–55

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cash flow noun

1. the movement of money into and out of a business
2. a prediction of such movement over a given period