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rate of return

DEFINITIONS OF: rate of return

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n the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost

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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