Dictionary of Accounting Terms: accretion
accretion
- growth in assets through mergers, acquisitions, and internal expansion. Examples are timber, livestock, nursery stock, and aging of wine.
- adjustment of the difference between the face value of a bond and the price of the bond bought at an original discount.
Dictionary of Business Terms: accretion
accretion
- asset growth through internal expansion, acquisition, or such causes as aging of whisky or growth of timber.
- adjustment of the difference between the price of a bond bought at an original discount and the par value of the bond.
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: accretion
accretion
- asset growth through internal expansion, acquisition, or such causes as aging of whisky or growth of timber.
- adjustment of the difference between the price of a bond bought at an original discount and the par value of the bond.
Dictionary of Real Estate Terms: accretion
accretion
the addition to land through processes of nature, such as deposits of soil carried by streams.
