accumulated earnings Definition

accumulated earnings

Definition

Earnings not paid out as dividends but instead reinvested in the core business or used to pay off debt. also called earned surplus or unappropriated profit or retained earnings.

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accumulated earnings is ...
... part of the Earnings subject.

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