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cash flow

the pattern of receipts and expenditures of a company, government, etc., resulting in the availability or nonavailability of cash

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cash flow Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • company: The amount of debt that can finance an acquisition depends on the projected cash flows of the combined company.

Converse of object

  • operate: The acquisition of PDN gives Taghmen infrastructure from which the Company can immediately generate operating cash flow.

Adjective modifier

  • positive: The Company will continue its efforts to generate positive operating cash flow throughout the balance of fiscal 2001.

Modifies a noun

  • forecast: As your business develops experience will show how long you need to extend this by to get a more accurate cash flow forecast.

Noun used with modifier

  • operating: The Company will continue its efforts to generate positive operating cash flow throughout the balance of fiscal 2001.
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