Cash flow
What Cash flow means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The physical movement of money into and out of a business, representing the actual timing of cash inflows and outflows.
The movement of money in and out of a business over a specific period.
Topics that use Cash flow
- Business survival and cash flow (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Business survival
- Cash-flow forecast
- Credit requirements
- Insolvency
- Liquidity
- Profit
- Risk management
- Liquidation
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