cash flowˈcash flow (also cashflow) noun1[uncountableU]FINANCE the amounts of money coming into and going out of a company, and the timing of thesethe lack of cash flow that results from customers not paying bills on time
The business is suffering severe cash flow problems.
He will have to keep to a business plan with strict month-by-month cash flow projections.
→ negative cash flow2[countableC, uncountableU]ACCOUNTING profit made by a business in a particular period of time, measured in different ways by different businessesTime Warner defines cash flow as earnings before interest payments, taxes and depreciation.
Volvo needs to raise production to 500,000 units to generate the cash flow (=to produce it) required for expensive new model development programmes.
The company announced an increase in its after-tax cash flow.
→ free cash flow