cash flow

noun

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

Meanings

nouncash flow (countable and uncountable, plural cash flows)

plural cash flows

  1. countableuncountableaccountingThe sum of cash revenues and expenditures over a period of time.
    1 more example

    Finally, the complex and multi-dimensional character of any performance gap can be explored further by introducing cash flow per vehicle produced as a third performance measure; this series shows the limits of Japanolatry because, on this measure, average car companies in Japan as well as America have real problems.

    1994, Karel Williams, Cars: Analysis, History, Cases, page 216
  2. countableuncountableaccountingA statement of such transactions.

Translations

Catalan flux de caixa
  • flux de caixastream of funds
Chinese Mandarin 现金流通, 现金流
  • 现金流通stream of funds
  • 现金流 (xiànjīnliú)statement
Danish cashflow, pengestrøm
  • cashflowstream of funds
  • pengestrømstream of funds
  • pengestrømsopgørelsestatement
Finnish kassavirta, kassavirtalaskelma
  • kassavirtastream of funds
  • kassavirtalaskelmastatement
French flux de trésorerie, état des flux de trésorerie
  • flux de trésoreriestream of funds
  • état des flux de trésoreriestatement
  • tableau des flux de trésoreriestatement
German Cashflow, Kassenbestand
  • Cashflowstream of funds
  • Kassenbestandstream of funds
  • Geldflussstream of funds
Greek ταμειακή ροή, χρηματοροή
  • ταμειακή ροή (tameiakí roḯ)stream of funds
  • χρηματοροή (chrimatoroḯ)stream of funds
Indonesian arus kas
  • arus kasstream of funds
Irish sreabhadh airgid
  • sreabhadh airgidstream of funds
Malay aliran tunai
  • aliran tunaistream of funds
Māori kapewhiti, kapewhiti o te moni
  • kapewhitistream of funds
  • kapewhiti o te monistream of funds
  • tauākī kapewhitistatement
Polish przepływy pieniężne
  • przepływy pieniężnestream of funds
Russian де́нежный пото́к
  • де́нежный пото́к (dénežnyj potók)stream of funds
Spanish flujo de caja, flujo dinerario
  • flujo de cajastream of funds
  • flujo dinerariostream of funds
  • flujo pecuniariostream of funds
Swedish kassaflöde, kassaflödesanalys
  • kassaflödestream of funds
  • kassaflödesanalysstatement
  • finansieringsanalysstatement
Welsh llif arian
  • llif arianstream of funds
Cite this entry
APA

cash flow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20flow

MLA

“cash flow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20flow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cash flow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20flow.

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