Speakur

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return on investment

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
re-turn on in-vest-ment
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A benefit, usually financial, gained by an investor from an investment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

returns on investment (plural)

Phrases

pay dividends

Frequently Paired Words

EROI pay dividends

Synonyms

ROI return on invested capital

Questions

What does return on investment mean?
A benefit, usually financial, gained by an investor from an investment.

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