accretive
Building up slowly
Accretive describes something that adds value or contributes to growth, typically used in business and finance.
An accretive acquisition increases earnings per share; an accretive merger strengthens the combined entity.
The word derives from accretion—gradual accumulation—so accretive suggests building up rather than diminishing: The deal was immediately accretive to shareholders.
Proceeding by small additions
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
- additiveSubstance mixed in
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
sequential · phased · iterative · steady · evolutionary · bit-by-bit · advancing · amplifying
Attention, stake, or fee
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- capitalWealth used for investment
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
- portfolioCollected works or assets
equity · assets · revenue · profit · growth · mergers · acquisitions · synergy
Particles settling in liquid
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
- layeringForming successive strata
strata · limestone · calcium · fossilization · minerals · concretion · sedimentary · precipitate
Gravitationally bound stellar mass
- universeComplete system or domain
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- inflationSustained price level increase
- astrophysicsPhysics of celestial bodies
cosmic · nebula · protoplanetary · dark matter · planetesimal · stellar · black hole · gravitational
incremental
Proceeding by small additions
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
- additiveSubstance mixed in
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
stepwise · sequential · phased · iterative · steady · evolutionary · bit-by-bit · advancing · amplifying · enhancing
interest
Attention, stake, or fee
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- capitalWealth used for investment
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
portfolio · equity · assets · revenue · profit · growth · mergers · acquisitions · synergy · valuation
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
layering · strata · limestone · calcium · fossilization · minerals · concretion · sedimentary · precipitate · crystallization
galaxy
Gravitationally bound stellar mass
- universeComplete system or domain
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- inflationSustained price level increase
astrophysics · cosmic · nebula · protoplanetary · dark matter · planetesimal · stellar · black hole · gravitational · interstellar
accretivedilutive
Making less concentrated
diminishing · decremental · reductive · erosive · depleting
- accretionary wedgeSediment pile at subduction zones