Phrase guide

cash flow

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The sum of cash revenues and expenditures over a period of time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: accounting, business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A statement of such transactions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: accounting, business, finance

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: income

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: flux de caixa — stream of funds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 现金流通 — stream of funds
  • Danish: cashflow — stream of funds
  • Danish: pengestrøm — stream of funds
  • Finnish: kassavirta — stream of funds
  • French: flux de trésorerie — stream of funds
  • German: Cashflow — stream of funds
  • German: Kassenbestand — stream of funds
  • German: Geldfluss — stream of funds
  • Greek: ταμειακή ροή (tameiakí roḯ) — stream of funds
  • Greek: χρηματοροή (chrimatoroḯ) — stream of funds
  • Gujarati: રોકડપ્રવાહ (rokḍapravāh) — stream of funds
  • Indonesian: arus kas — stream of funds
  • Irish: sreabhadh airgid — stream of funds
  • Malay: aliran tunai — stream of funds
  • Māori: kapewhiti — stream of funds
  • Māori: kapewhiti o te moni — stream of funds
  • Polish: przepływy pieniężne — stream of funds
  • Russian: де́нежный пото́к (dénežnyj potók) — stream of funds
  • Spanish: flujo de caja — stream of funds
  • Spanish: flujo dinerario — stream of funds
  • Spanish: flujo pecuniario — stream of funds
  • Swedish: kassaflöde — stream of funds
  • Welsh: llif arian — stream of funds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 现金流 (xiànjīnliú) — statement
  • Danish: pengestrømsopgørelse — statement
  • Finnish: kassavirtalaskelma — statement
  • French: état des flux de trésorerie — statement
  • French: tableau des flux de trésorerie — statement
  • Māori: tauākī kapewhiti — statement
  • Swedish: kassaflödesanalys — statement
  • Swedish: finansieringsanalys — statement