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antidilutive

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di⋅lute

  [di-loot, dahy-; adj. also -dahy-loot] verb, -lut⋅ed, -lut⋅ing, adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
2. to make fainter, as a color.
3. to reduce the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become diluted.
–adjective
5. reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak: a dilute solution.
Origin:
1545–55; < L dīlūtus washed away, dissolved (ptp. of dīluere), equiv. to dī- di- 2 + -lūtus, comb. form of lautus (lav(ere) to wash + -tus ptp. suffix)

Related forms:
di⋅lut⋅er, di⋅lu⋅tor, noun
di⋅lu⋅tive, adjective

Synonyms:
3. weaken, temper, mitigate, diminish.
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Word Origin & History

dilute 
c.1555, from L. dilutus, pp. of diluere "dissolve, wash away, dilute," from dis- "apart" + -luere, comb. form of lavere "to wash" (see lave).
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Financial Dictionary

antidilutive

Of or relating to the conversion of convertible securities into common stock when such conversion would result in an increase in diluted earnings per share or a decrease in diluted loss per share. For example, it is an antidilutive conversion if outstanding warrants are assumed to be exercised in order to acquire shares of common stock at a higher price than the market price of the stock. Such a conversion would result in an increase in diluted earnings per share. Conversions that would increase earnings per share or reduce loss per share are not generally used in calculating diluted earnings per share.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: di·lute
Pronunciation: dI-'lüt, d&-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: di·lut·ed; di·lut·ing
: to cause dilution of
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2dilute
Function: adjective
: of relatively low strength or concentration dilute solution>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

dilute di·lute (dī-l&oomacr;t', dĭ-)
v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
To reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, quality, strength, or purity, as by adding water. adj.
Thinned or weakened by diluting.

di·lu'tive adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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