P/E ratio

Definitions of P/E ratio
  1. noun
    (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
    synonyms: price-to-earnings ratio
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    type of:
    ratio
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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