retained earnings

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retained earnings

noun

plural, plural only The amount of net income left over for a business after it has paid out dividends to its shareholders.
Similar: retained income

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noun amount of net income

中文	留存收益
Français	réserve comptable

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@misc{retained_earnings_2026,
  title = {retained earnings},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retained%20earnings},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}