rate of return

British

noun

finance the ratio of the annual income from an investment to the original investment, often expressed as a percentage

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Higher rates support the dollar by boosting the rate of return on Treasury notes and other dollar-denominated assets.

From Barron's

I asked students who described themselves as frequent traders to estimate what their rate of return on those trades was in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

She would be investing the difference between the cost to rent and the cost to own each month, assuming a 10% rate of return.

From The Wall Street Journal

With an annual rate of return of 3% of more, you would be well over 100 before your IRA ran out.

From MarketWatch

Camden calculated the internal rate of return at 24% after taxes.

From Barron's

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