as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the story of his encounter with the bear was awash with accretive exaggeration, the bear becoming larger with each retelling of the tale
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Recent Examples of accretive
Payne told Newsweek the impacts of this would be cyclical and accretive, as the 25 percent tariffs result in higher car prices, dampening consumer demand and reducing the need for production facilities.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Analysts were quick to come to Capital One’s defense , noting that the deal would still be accretive if Discover’s subprime portfolio was sold.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The company expects this deal to increase dividends and provide additional liquidity to bolster its ability to make accretive acquisitions.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2025
The ability to integrate systems and processes so efficiently ensures that strategic acquisitions become accretive to the business much faster.
—Peter High, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Analysts were quick to come to Capital One’s defense , noting that the deal would still be accretive if Discover’s subprime portfolio was sold.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
The company expects this deal to increase dividends and provide additional liquidity to bolster its ability to make accretive acquisitions.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2025
The ability to integrate systems and processes so efficiently ensures that strategic acquisitions become accretive to the business much faster.
—Peter High, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accretive
cumulative
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Products that make environmental, social, and governance claims experienced an average of 28% cumulative growth over five years, compared to 20% growth for products without such claims.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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His Reels have amassed millions of views while his songs only have a cumulative 30,000 streams; the promo has displaced the product.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
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“Accretive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretive. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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