rate of return

noun

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

Example Sentences

Taking Social Security at age 62 provides a much lower stream of payments over your lifespan—but these people say you should pour it into stocks to capture their higher expected rate of return.

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Instead of earning salaries, wealthy people acquire investment assets that often provide higher rates of return.

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In a shareholder letter, he said Palantir “has made it possible for retail investors to achieve rates of return previously limited to the most successful venture capitalists in Palo Alto.”

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The people who reach out to me for advice want to talk about optimizing rates of return and navigating market risks, about Roth conversions and when to claim Social Security.

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"We thought there would be a much higher rate of return," he acknowledged, pointing out that most of those who have returned from abroad had left often difficult conditions in neighbouring Jordan and Lebanon.

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