organic growth

noun [U] (also internal growth)

Definition

› MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE the increase in a company's sales and profits that is a result of developing its own business activities, rather than buying other companies: Volumes rose 27% last year, including 20% organic growth. Thanks to its strategy of both acquisitions and organic growth, the company has expanded greatly in the past three years.concentrate on/focus on/sustain organic growth Future plans have been outlined that focus on organic growth and on returning money to shareholders. → Compare external growth

(Definition of organic growth noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)