cash flow
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3.4
- noun
- /kæʃ floʊ/
- Specialized
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flujo de caja
- The accountant prepared a detailed report on the cash flow of the business for the last quarter.
- cash flow statement
- net cash flow
- positive cash flow
We're looking for businesses with high cash flow and high growth.
- We're looking for businesses with high cash flow and high growth.
- And so net free cash flow is the stat that I track.
- That's way more cash flow way quicker with way less risk.
- Important to keep your eyes on the cash flow, but also can be a trap.
- You don't have many cash flow issues.
- And that's my point is that people need actual cash flow in their bank account today.
- Or in terms of free cash flow and invest capital?
Examples
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Understanding your cash flow can help you make better financial decisions.
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We're looking for businesses with high cash flow and high growth.
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It's caused a serious cash flow problem.
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As soon as I get the cash flow, I'll pay you back.
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Listen, Ronald, we need to talk about cash flow.
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I mean, it's hard enough to estimate cash flows next year.
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Why not take some of your cash flow and diversify it?
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So limit your expenditures, increase your cash flow with a simple goal.
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I have a printout of the cash flow of the bank for the past two months.
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A firm's market value reflects the present value of expected future net cash flows, as perceived by investors.
Academic text (2001)
How Positive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('movement/availability of money') follows directly from combining 'cash' (money) with 'flow' (movement/supply), so the phrase is compositional and its sense is predictable from its parts. Although it is a business/finance term, the construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'flujo de caja'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Cash flow uses a simple picture: cash is money and flow is like a river, so imagine money moving into and out of a business. That's why cash flow means the amount of 'money coming in and going out' in a set time.