return on investment

American  

noun

1. the amount of profit, before tax and after depreciation, from an investment made, usually expressed as a percentage of the original total cost invested. ROI

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Example Sentences

But even from a business-minded standpoint, by any hard-minded accounting of costs and time and reach and relevance and adaptability and return on investment, 60 Minutes was working.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The company plans to invest $1.5 billion into AI this year, saying it “conservatively” expects a 2-to-1 return on investment.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Finally, the strategists argued that companies will spend and invest more in chips as they get an increasingly greater return on investment from AI.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The move comes at a time when investors are focused on how Meta is getting a return on investment from its heavy capital expenditures on AI, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Customs, culture, ideas about right and wrong all fall away under the pressure to increase production and get a higher return on investment.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan