return on investment
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3.5
- noun
- /rɪˈtɜrn ɒn ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
- Specialized
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rentabilidad
- Investors are eager to know the return on investment before committing their funds.
- return on investment (ROI)
- maximize return on investment
- rate of return on investment
And you know what it would, the return on investment and for him would be huge.
- And you know what it would, the return on investment and for him would be huge.
- And and the return on investment is enormous.
- One, what is my ROI or return on investment?
- It's how do you get them a return on investment?
- Because if you were not concerned with just maximizing your return on investment, you would look at all the subtleties.
- You can't get the time back, but maybe you learned something and to me that is a return on investment.
- Do you have a ruthless return on investment focus with your Facebook ads?
- Does it, does it equal out return on investment plus FV which stands for future value?
- We're trying to think of return on investment ROI, but I also look at return on objective Roo.
Examples
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Physiotherapy service delivered a return on investment figure of 5:1.
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Technology initiatives with the best return on investment were given the highest priority.
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Well, basically you want to try and consider what the return on investment for writing these test cases is going to be.
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So one of the components of a return on investment is a return on time.
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In addition, sales growth and customer loyalty lead to positive results in the average return on investment.
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For example, London Underground has seen a return on investment of 8:1 following a stress programme.
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The relative cost-effectiveness and return on investment of the two approaches merit further investigation.
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Harris says he's frequently asked about the return on investment from his blog.
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Maximizing shareholder return on investment has become the modern virtue, even in medicine.
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According to the Grant Thornton survey, 49 percent of respondents felt offshoring improved return on investment.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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3.7
Money earned from an investment or business
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5.5
A number that shows how much profit you get from money you invest
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4.8
Profit or loss on an investment shown as a percent of its cost
Antonyms
How High
- Specialized
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3.5
- Specialized
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4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
return + on + investment
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents: 'return' (yield) + 'on' (linking preposition) + 'investment' (money committed expecting benefit) gives the profit or yield associated with an investment. This financial concept is lexicalized but follows a transparent, cross-linguistic composition pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the component words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Return on investment comes from a simple image: you put money or time into something, the investment, and some money or benefit comes back to you, the return, often measured as a percentage. So the phrase means the 'profit' or 'benefit' you get from what you put in.