diluted earnings per share. An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of common stock.
inanimate - belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; the word `car' is inanimate. linguistics - the scientific study of language. animate - belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; the word `dog' is animate.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness(noun) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy. 2  inanition(noun) exhaustion resulting from lack of food.