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hurdle rate

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noun

finance the rate of return that a proposed project must provide if it is to be worth considering: usually calculated as the cost of the capital involved adjusted by a risk factor

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hurdle rate

At the end of the trust’s term, any appreciation that is above a hurdle rate set by the Internal Revenue Service goes to heirs free of gift and estate taxes.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

If the value doesn’t rise above the hurdle rate, the assets return to the grantor’s estate and the trust is dissolved.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

But the hurdle rate for “investigative” journalism has apparently become low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2015

High interest rates also raised the "hurdle" rate of return, snuffing out investments that in the past would have been profitable.

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2013

A high premium hikes the project hurdle rate, making it harder to justify new investments, and vice versa.

From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 28, 2011

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