Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rate of return

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: rate of re-turn
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of profit earned in a reporting period, expressed as a percentage of the cost.

Example Sentences

"Kaufmann (and others) show that macro-policy distortions, such as overvalued exchange rates, trade restrictions, and poor fiscal policies, partially account for the disappointing rates of return."
"The initial fair rate of return studies in insurance adopted the book value approach. These studies looked at accounting returns in insurance (usually, rate of return on equity or on total assets) and compared them to returns in other industries."

Inflected Forms

rates of return (plural)

Questions

What does rate of return mean?: The amount of profit earned in a reporting period, expressed as a percentage of the cost.

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