rate of return
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The California Public Utilities Commission sets the rate of return that the companies can make.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
The PIF said this week its average annual rate of return since 2017 is around 7%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
It said the $10 billion fund was oversubscribed, and that its predecessors have generated a 13% net internal rate of return since 2007.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
With a 7% annual rate of return, your $300,000 would grow to $828,000 over the next 15 years while you are taking those 4% withdrawals.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Simultaneously, they seek to minimize their risk of starving: moderate but reliable returns are preferable to a fluctuating lifestyle with a high time-averaged rate of return but a substantial likelihood of starving to death.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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