discounted cash flow
noun [ U ]
FINANCE, ACCOUNTING ukus( abbreviation DCF)the amount that an investment, company, project, etc. is worth now, based on calculating the amount you expect it will cost and earn in the future, then reducing this figure to represent its value now:
One way of appraising projects is to use a method of discounting such as discounted cash flow (DCF) or net present value (NPV).
discounted cash flow analysis/calculation/method
See also
time value of money