Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

ROI

American  
Or R.O.I.
  1. return on investment.


ROI British  

abbreviation

  1. Republic of Ireland

  2. finance return on investment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Departments with strong ROI were no more likely than others to reduce staff or freeze hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

They say in a note that Muse represents “the clearest attempt yet to build a non-ad revenue stream to complement its ad juggernaut and show ROI against its large CapEx.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

However, only 6% of companies are getting real, measurable, financial ROI they can show to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“The ROI is incredibly concentrated at the moment,” she said, on that same panel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

He had just landed his big-time business job doing whatever he does with numbers and money and ROI, and was going to help my mother open up her own therapy office.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com