Used in venture capital financing to refer to the rate at which a startup company expends capital to finance overhead costs prior to the generation of positive cash flow.

The rate of consumption of cash in a business. Used to determine cash requirements on an on-going basis. A burn rate of $50,000 would mean the company spends $50,000 a month above any incoming cash fl [..]

The rate at which funds or man-hours are being expended on a project. [D02281]

Definition For a company with negative cash flow, the rate of that negative cash flow, usually per month. Often used by venture capitalists to measure how much time a startup has to reach positive cas [..]

the rate at which a start-up uses its venture capital funding before it begins earning any revenue.

The amount of cash that a company requires to keep going. Closely related to “burn time” (ie “how long until we run out of cash?”).

The rate at which an enterprise spends money, especially one venture capital, angel or private equity backed, in excess of income. A company cannot be Negative Cash flow forever  and must eventually get to a Break-Even Point.

Cash Against Documents (CAD)

is the amount of time it will take a company to exhaust its capital cushion. 

A Burn Rate is the rate at which a startup goes through its cash to cover expenses. Burn rate is a synonymous term for negative cash flow. It measures how quickly a startup company will use up its cas [..]

the rate at which an unprofitable company (usually a startup) spends its capital. Example: "At our current burn rate, we have enough money for another six months." bus:

Combustion rate, usually expressed in pounds of fuel consumed per hour.

Burn rate is the pace at which a startup company goes through its cash reserves. Although burn rate is not exclusively a tech term, it rose to prominence with the dot-com boom. A company with a high b [..]

 a time-based metric reflecting how quickly a startup spends its operating capital/shareholder equity. Burn rates are typically calculated over annual or monthly periods, and in extreme cases can be c [..]

The speed at which a company spends its finances.

The rate at which costs are incurred

The rate at which a startup company is exhausting net …

Used in venture capital financing to refer to the rate at which a startup company expends capital to finance overhead costs prior to the generation of positive cash flow.