cash flow n : the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses)

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Cash flow is the movement of cash into or out of a business, project, or financial product. (Note that "cash" is used here in the broader sense of the term, where it includes bank deposits.) It is usually measured during a specified, finite period of time. Measurement of cash flow can be used for calculating other parameters that give information on the companies' value and situation. Cash flow can e.g. be used for calculating parameters:

Cash flow is a generic term used differently depending on the context. It may be defined by users for their own purposes. It can refer to actual past flows, or to projected future flows. It can refer to the total of all the flows involved or to only a subset of those flows. Subset terms include 'net cash flow', operating cash flow and free cash flow.