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Cash flow

Definition:

The flow of money payments to or from a firm. Expenditures are sometimes referred to as a "negative" cash flow. The gross cash flow of a business is the gross profit (after payment of fixed interest) plus depreciation and provisions in any trading period, i.e. that sum of money which is available for investment, dividends or payment of taxes. The net cash flow is retained earnings plus depreciation and provisions before or after tax. The net cash flow of a particular project is usually defined as that arising after taxes have been paid, expenditure on repairs has been made and maintenance carried out.

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