Definitions for "RETAINED EARNINGS"
The accumulated earnings of an Enterprise or Internal Service Fund that have been retained in the fund and are not reserved for any specific purpose.
The profits that a corporation holds to reinvest in the business instead of paying the money out in dividends to the corporation's owners.
Earnings that have been reinvested back into the business after dividends are paid to stockholders. Retained earnings are often an important component of a company's stockholders' equity. Another name for retained earnings is "earned surplus."
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