"free cash flow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free cash flows [plural]
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  1. (business) A measure of a company's financial performance, calculated as net income plus depreciation and amortization, less changes in working capital, less capital expenditure. Categories (topical): Business Translations (measure of a company's financial performance): fritt kassaflöde [neuter] (Swedish)

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