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  rona

  noun

  COVID-19: You think it won’t, but the Rona will knock you on your ass—it’s no joke, guys.
• RONA
  RONA

  return on net assets.

rona

¹ American  

[roh-nuh] / ˈroʊ nə /

Or Rona

noun

Slang.

1. COVID-19: You think it won’t, but the Rona will knock you on your ass—it’s no joke, guys.

   I’m not even trying for a beach body this year, since rona ruined my summer plans.

   You think it won’t, but the Rona will knock you on your ass—it’s no joke, guys.

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RONA ² American  

1. Accounting. return on net assets.

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Etymology

Origin of rona

First recorded in 2020; by shortening of (co)rona(virus) ( def. )

Example Sentences

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rona RONA

Kelly said Dictionary.com is preparing its own batch of traditional definitions, including shelter in place, PPE, and the informal shortening rona.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2020

Doubtless many famed yachtsmen failed to find time to examine the Sava- rona.

From Time Magazine Archive

It causes you to reduce the denominator, assets, because the fewer the assets, the higher the RONA.

From Forbes ● Mar. 10, 2013

It causes you to reduce the denominator—assets—…because the fewer the assets, the higher the RONA.

From Forbes ● Feb. 16, 2012

It causes you to reduce the denominator—assets—as Dell did, because the fewer the assets, the higher the RONA.

From Forbes ● Nov. 18, 2011

A case could be made that it is wrong to blame the analytic tools, IRR and RONA, rather than the way that the tools being used.

From Forbes ● Nov. 18, 2011