[] () the part of the profit made by a company after tax has been paid that is invested in the company rather than being paid to shareholders as dividends 留存收益，留存盈余，留存利润（税後利润中不作为股利给股东而是投资於公司的部分）◆The vast majority of capital spending by companies is financed from retained earnings. 公司的绝大多数资本支出来源於留存利润。SYNundistributed earnings ➡shareholder equity