[] () 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（税后利润中不作为股利给股东而是投资于公司的部分）◆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于留存利润。SYNundistributed earnings ➡shareholder equity