Accretion
- Accretion
- 1. Asset growth through addition or expansion.
2. In reference to discount bonds, it describes the accumulation of value until maturity.
1. Accretion can occur through a company's internal development or by way of mergers and acquisitions.
2. Bonds at discount are sold below face value and mature at par. In the duration between the bond's issuance and maturity, no additional value is actually being accumulated within the bond but accretion occurs with the paper or implied capital gain.
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Accretion — Accrétion L’accrétion désigne en astrophysique, en géologie, en médecine et en météorologie la constitution et l accroissement d un corps, d une structure ou d un objet par apport et/ou agglomération de matière, généralement en surface ou en… … Wikipédia en Français
accrétion — [ akresjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1751; lat. accretio ♦ Sc. Processus d agglomération d éléments inorganiques, solides ou fluides. Accrétion de nuages, de dunes, de planètes. ● accrétion nom féminin (latin médiéval accretio, action d augmenter) Capture de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
accretion — ac·cre·tion /ə krē shən/ n 1: the process or a result of growth or enlargement: as a: the increase or extension of the boundaries of land or the consequent acquisition of land accruing to the owner by the gradual or imperceptible action of… … Law dictionary
Accretion — may refer to:*Accretion (finance), predictable changes in the price of certain securitiesAccretion in scienceIn science, accretion is a process in which the size of something gradually increases by steady addition of smaller parts. This term is… … Wikipedia
accretion — ac*cre tion ([a^]k*kr[=e] sh[u^]n), n. [L. accretio, fr. accrescere to increase. Cf. {Crescent}, {Increase}, {Accrue}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accretion — [ə krē′shən] n. [L accretio < accrescere, to increase < ad , to + crescere, to grow: see CRESCENT] 1. growth in size, esp. by addition or accumulation 2. a growing together of parts normally separate 3. accumulated matter [the accretion of… … English World dictionary
Accretion — [æ kriːʃn, englisch »Zuwachs«], Astronomie: die Akkretion … Universal-Lexikon
accretion — (n.) 1610s, from L. accretionem (nom. accretio) an increasing, a growing larger (e.g. of the waxing moon), noun of action from pp. stem of accrescere, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + crescere grow (see CRESCENT (Cf. crescent)) … Etymology dictionary
accretion — *addition, increment, accession Analogous words: adjunct, *appendage: adhesion, cohesion (see corresponding verbs at STICK): increase, augmentation, enlargement (see corresponding verbs at INCREASE) Contrasted words: diminution, dwindling,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accretion — [n] gradual growth, addition accession, accumulation, augmentation, build up, increase, increment, raise, rise; concept 780 Ant. decrease, deduction, shrinkage … New thesaurus
accretion — ► NOUN 1) growth or increase by gradual accumulation. 2) a thing formed or added in this way … English terms dictionary
