rate of return

Other forms: rates of return

Definitions of rate of return
  1. noun
    the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost
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    types:
    ROI, return on invested capital, return on investment
    (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
    type of:
    rate
    a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
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