Phrase guide

free cash flow

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A measure of a company's financial performance, calculated as net income plus depreciation and amortization, less changes in working capital, less capital expenditure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

Examples

  • Free cash flow can be very negative for profitable, fast-growing businesses and very positive for unprofitable, declining ones.

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2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: flujo dinerario libre — measure of a company's financial performance
  • Swedish: fritt kassaflöde — measure of a company's financial performance