quick ratio

quick ratio definition - finance
A financial ratio that measures a companyÂ’s ability to meet current liabilities. It is calculated by adding up cash, marketable securities, and receivables and dividing the total by current liabilities. Also called quick assets.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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