dilutive

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adjective

Causing dilution.

“The shareholders objected to the stock offering as dilutive, leaving them with little or no leverage.”

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Meanings

adjectivedilutive (comparative more dilutive, superlative most dilutive)

comparative more dilutive · superlative most dilutive

  1. Causing dilution.

    The shareholders objected to the stock offering as dilutive, leaving them with little or no leverage.

Origin

From dilute + -ive.

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APA

dilutive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilutive

MLA

“dilutive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilutive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilutive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilutive.

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