rate of return
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4.8
- noun
- /reɪt əv rɪˈtɜrn/
- Specialized
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tasa de rendimiento
- I believe in a reasonable rate of return.
- rate of return on investments
- high rate of return
- internal rate of return
Like it's very, very low rate of return.
- Like it's very, very low rate of return.
- You pick a market that has immediate cash flow, an immediate rate of return and growth and growth potential.
- So the, the key thing that venture capitalists look for is what's their internal rate of return?
- And you know our rate of return expectations based on the stocks in the portfolio right now are, are multiples of that.
- Yeah, accepting a lower rate of return for those shareholders.
Examples
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According to regulations set by the government in 1969, the allowed rate of return for Taipower ranges from 9.5% to 12%.
Academic text (1990) -
The required rate of return on energy-efficiency investments should be comparable to that of investments in general.
Academic text (1991) -
And he did that to create cash flow and increase rates of return for years and years and years.
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Your rates of return are really exciting.
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And how many years would it take reasonable rates of return to get there?
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There was a difference in the rate of return based on the type of governance.
Academic text (1991) -
Private capital requires more lending freedom and a higher rate of return on investment than public capital.
Blog text (23) -
An investment is selected as long as the internal rate of return exceeds the cost of capital.
Academic text (1991) -
Many vessel operators, however, are very efficient and generate much higher rates of return.
Academic text (1991) -
You can expect an annual rate of return of 6% on your retirement savings.
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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3.5
How much money you gain from putting money into something, shown as a percent
How High
- Specialized
- Specialized
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4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently built from 'rate' (a measure) + 'of' (linking) + 'return' (the yield from an investment), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes the measured/percentage amount of return. This noun-of-noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English patterns, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun rate of return links the word rate, meaning how fast, and return, meaning what comes back. Think of money you invest and later get back; the amount and speed of that money is the 'rate of return', so the phrase means 'how much you earn from an investment'.