reinvested earnings
nounUK /ˌriː.ɪnˈvest.ɪd ˈɜː.nɪŋz/
US /ˌriː.ɪnˈvest.ɪd ˈɝː.nɪŋz/
Money a company makes and then puts back into the business instead of paying it out.
The company used its reinvested earnings to open three new stores.
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2. Profits kept in a business rather than paid to owners as dividends.
Reinvested earnings on the balance sheet grew steadily last year.
3. Money from an investment that is put back into the same investment.
Her fund's reinvested earnings compounded nicely over a decade.
4. Income set aside to buy more of the same asset instead of spending it.
The trust reported reinvested earnings from its rental properties.