The cash flow sign convention is that money you pay out has a
minus sign
The plus and minus signs, and , are mathematical symbols used to represent the notions of positive and negative, respectively. In addition, represents the operation of addition, which results in a sum, while represents subtraction, resul ...
, while money you take in has a plus sign (or no sign).
* Most financial calculators (and spreadsheets) follow the Cash Flow Sign Convention. This is simply a way of keeping the direction of the cash flow straight. Cash inflows are entered as positive numbers and cash outflows are entered as negative numbers
See also
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Cash flow
External links
HP-12c referenceTime Value of Money terminology
Cash flow
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